Not bad, especially for its time

Rating: 7/10 (3 June 2019)

When Signs came out it was pretty revolutionary, the whole apocalypse on the small intimate few character level hadn't been really done before. First of all the soundtrack is one of the more fantastic ones out there, and the whole film had a very Hitchcockian feel.
The acting was great, dialogue was great, my only problem besides the obvious aliens invade a planet full of the thing that kills them, water, was how poorly Gibson and Phoenix react during the ending home invasion. Aliens are banging at the door and they literally have no weapons in their hands when their children's lives are at stake. It's unlikely yet plausible they wouldn't own a gun on a farm but they had a kitchen full of knives and the obvious baseball bat. Then they just plumb forgot to board up the attic door. Just really poor and unlikely reactions to aliens who are trying to murder them.
Other than that probably the 2nd best Shamalyn Film next to Sixth Sense out there. Shame he doesn't make movies this good anymore.