Following the investigation on the mysterious lights that appear in the sky and the disappearance of many persons on the day, so the police investigates on the case, using the testimony of eye witnesses and the footage.
Ultimately, The Phoenix Incident is more impressive for its ingenious publicity and marketing campaigns, including fake web news sites that went viral, than the quality of the filmmaking.
There are some good monster moments that, with more build up, would have been startling. We want to see more action, we don't want to read about it or hear people talk about it.
The doc-style found-footage approach, which almost feels like a true-crime network news magazine show at times, is a smart approach to a lower-budget sci-fi film, seamlessly weaving together fact and fiction.
