Instant Favorite.

Awesome Movie

A Major Disappointment

I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

Dakota Skye is a 17 year old Phoenix high school student, "medium cute", and has a superpower. She can see the truth of a lie like the caption to a foreign language film. Her boyfriend Kevin is nice but loves sex more than her. That's fine since she's apathetic after a life of seeing lies. Her father is dead and her mother is often absent. Her best friend Beth is desperate for her to study the SATs. Dakota simply doesn't care about the future until Kevin's old friend Jonah Moreno comes for a visit. He's an aspiring actor in New York and he doesn't seem to lie.It's a terrific idea. The concept is played out in a teen relationship, non-superhero way. One must keep in mind that this is a small budget indie. The young actors are fair. The lead character's passivity does leave some of the movie lacking energy. On the other hand, it is a touching and adds something original to the coming-of-age genre. I would have liked to see Dakota use her powers in some ways although I understand the idea that she is completely worn out.

About the best I can say is this movie held my attention. Dakota's subtle superhero power and the tie-in to the comic book hero/anti-hero concept is clever. It's what I hoped the movie would center on. Unfortunately, that part of the story turns out to be more gimmicky than profound.Dakota is not a particularly likable or interesting main character. For someone with such a gift, you would expect a more dynamic character. But she comes across as self-centered and shallow. It's hard to understand what Jonah sees in her. She's moody, quiet, and never really offers anything meaningful to build the relationship on, whereas the script allows Jonah's character to appear emotive, interesting and interested. Its easy to understand her attraction to him, but not so much the other way around. For the movie's sake, the saving grace for the relationship is the tension it creates due to Dakota's infidelity to her boyfriend, Kevin.Perhaps the writers and directors deserve some credit for capturing the somewhat vapid existence many teens experience as they try to transition to adult life with adult relationships.The acting is a bit wooden at times, and the script is a bit too mired in the style of teen-speak ("Dude, I'm down with that.").This movie had a lot of potential based on the superhero angle. Instead, it turned into a treadworn story of puppy-love.

Watching Dakota Sky was like breathing sweet air on a quiet summer evening. The writing is almost pitch-perfect - a quality that is this movie's stand-out feature, for me. The characters are honestly developed and well-acted. The film's structure and pacing are very fine - almost perfect. The only downside is that the story is slight. (More drama, depth and complexity would have made this a better film - a different one, too, of course. I think the writer, director and cast could have handled it.) Considering the budget, this is an outstanding production overall, and worthy of attention. (I wanted to know more about the producer, director, writer and actors, and was disappointed to find that no one has produced Wiki pages for most of these creative artists, as yet.)

There are no bad guys, exploding cars, or anything else that so frequents Hollywood's expensive films.Our disillusioned heroine, who knows that everyone lies, even herself, leads her life day to day with no thought of the future, has stopped looking for someone, anyone who doesn't lie, almost as if she has stopped looking for happiness.What you get here is a film put together with love and care that explores real situations with real people. How love finds you when you are not looking for it. The chemistry between the leads is perfect, and you can easily forget that this film is an independent without that big budget backing it up.Take the time and go on a journey with some real people who find that choices are not easy, even when it pertains to your heart.