M. Night Shyamalan is a genius...

Rating: Null/10 (3 August 2002)

I love M. Night Shyamalan. I love his writing, directing and I think he is the most talented young director out there. but, I lowered my expectations for this movie, because it is so hard to make a good alien movie that one can take seriously and is believable. But SIGNS was amazing, thrilling, chilling, and compelling the entire way through. It was everything that INDEPENDENCE DAY should/could have been and more: a believable alien movie. Rather that focusing on the world's point of view and using huge expensive special effects, M. Night showed you only what one family went through, with no special effects (what a concept in modern movies!). but strangely, SIGNS is a movie about faith in a higher power, that just happens to have aliens in it. At least that the way I see it. M. Night beautifully addresses the topic of losing and finding faith.
The last ten minutes make or break the movie for viewers. I haven't decided if I like the ending or not, but I didn't hate it. And to be honest, its growing on me the more I think about it. M. Night Shyamalan is perhaps the most talented directer out there. and he's so young. Even after seeing his first film, THE SIXTH SENSE, his talent, it was clear that M. Night had a big future. The first time I saw UNBREAKABLE, I hated it, but I LOVED the directing. After a second viewing, I fell in love with Unbreakable. So I was eager to see what could come next from this hugely talented and clever director. and I cannot wait to see SIGNS again!