One of this year's best films!

Rating: Null/10 (3 August 2002)

"Signs" is one of this year's best films. I saw it on its opening night and everyone in the packed theater seemed to have enjoyed "Signs". This may be the year's best film.
I am truly amazed at some of the negative comments posted here on the IMDB site. The only reason I can think of why someone may not like this film is that audiences have been so bombarded and saturated with bad films & special effects is that some people can't tell when they see something of quality.
`Signs' is a well-crafted film with tension, plot, mystery, and good amount of humor which I didn't expect but was welcomed. `Signs' also has characters you care about and makes you think about the unknown and the role of faith in our lives. Can you think of ANY film that has come out this year that you can describe this way?
One reason `Signs' works so well is that M. Night Shyamalan knows as much about what NOT to show as to what should be seen. To make a film that is truly scary or tense, the suggestion of what is out there is often much more effective than revealing all the details. Yes, this film involves aliens but the worst thing Shyamalan could have done here would be to have shown lots of scenes showing alien spacecraft and aliens chasing after people etc. Go see the idiotic "Independence Day" or "Men In Black 2" if that's what you want. You won't have to strain a single brain cell to watch those flicks.
That's not what "Signs" is about and some people who saw `Signs' are probably just confused as to why they didn't see special-effects in every scene. `Signs' requires you to follow what going on in the story unlike your typical big-budgeted Hollywood special effects show which only requires that you buy a ticket and watch the screen with satisfied numbness.

People who appreciate intelligent films are thankful that M. Night Shyamalan is making films and we look forward to his next one.