Angela and Ivan’s love story often feels almost too storybook to be plausible, but it’s next to impossible not to root for them as they support each other—often physically—through their many costumed security evasions and insane stunts.

Zimbalist (a sometime rooftopper) and his co-director Maria Bukhonina make it clear that the stunts are real but never get beyond a Photoshop version of the characters.

For all its problems, Skywalkers is often very watchable.

"For all the visual splendor of Skywalkers, it’s extra disappointing how much of the proceedings rely on dialogue."