Lazy

Rating: 4/10 (27 October 2002)

'Signs' is a lazy film. It goes through the motions. It borrows (steals?) from any number of other films of its type. The performances, apart from the kids (Shyamalan = Spielberg?) are strictly perfunctory. The effects are weedy. Its pay-off is extremely weak. In fact, the film has nothing going for it except the reputation of its director ... but this cannot be anything other than seriously dented. The man surely can't produce another 'twist in the tale' story like this ... can he?