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The first three quarters of this UFO documentary runs fairly straight forward, giving a broad overview of the UFO phenomena with various well documented cases. The last quarter of this film, however, turns the issues toward the Judeo-Christian realm, making scriptural arguments for extraterrestrials and the UFO phenomena as demonic events and entities. I'm not really sure who the intended target audience was for this film. There are much better UFO docs to watch that don't contain a Christian bias. That being said, this isn't a poorly produced film by any means, but be aware that the primary message of this film seems to be that aliens and related phenomena should be treated as Biblically evil. Probably not the best mentality to have when greeting foreign visitors. It has a painfully narrow, archaic Inquisition feel. I found it curious, and a bit sad, that these people felt a desperate need to squish the UFO phenomena into their religious belief system. Perhaps it could best be summed up as a case study in the small mindedness of man.

If you enjoy your series loaded with endless grunting and sobbing, then this is the show for you! The show itself is fairly low-budget, in a bad way, and it feels, looks and behaves really cheap. Overall, it's a very mediocre show, with the low end of mediocre everything. The only thing in abundance is the grunting and sobbing (which must have been free!) so everyone got their boots filled with grunts and sobs! I haven't tried watching this with the sound turned off, but that might help it. To be honest, this show isn't terrible, but it's not good either. Recommended only for those who dream of stuffing their brains with an extremely economical tasting, All-U-Can-Eat Grunt Buffet! Fill yer boots, lads! Git yer hog on and grunt up!

"It Comes at Night" should really be renamed to something like, "The Sickness".

I was hoping for some kind of creature feature, which this movie is not. A huge failing of the title is the massive misdirection. Just to be clear, this is not a monster movie and nothing comes at night.

For the most part, I enjoyed this movie, although a large part of me kept wondering when the spooky monsters would appear. The film does a great job of building, and sustaining, tension. Atmosphere and setting are good. Acting is competent. Cinematography, lighting, etc. are all nicely done. Even the pacing is good.

The story revolves around a mysterious "sickness" that has presumably crippled civilization and we are introduced to a small cast of characters struggling to survive the epidemic. That's about it. This could have been a great film, but it's just ok, slightly better than average. Most of that blame can fall squarely on the marketing department for trying to sell something that is not what it claims.

Is "The Sickness" worth watching? I think so. Especially if you go into it thinking that the title of the film is "The Sickness".