A tense and satisfying movie-going experience.

Rating: 10/10 (4 August 2002)

The roots of Signs run deep. It's hard to shake the feeling of Howard Hawk's The Thing, the claustrophobic fear of Night of the Living Dead, or the menace of War of the Worlds. It's all there in modern, restrained style. It's a commentary on our world that most of the fear of alien encounters comes to us over TV sets in this story. The twists and surprises make this film difficult to write about, but rest assured that every second is riveting. The thrill of fifties horror and sci-fi films has faded due to current day action and demand for high-tech effects....but to Shyamalan's credit this present day genre film creates a mood and thrill not felt in many decades. Not to be overlooked, the past meets the present in a breathtaking fashion in Signs.