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Rating: 6/10 (6 August 2002)

I was utterly disappointed after seeing "Signs." M. Night Shyamalan has captivated me in the past with his creative wit and intriguing stories. This story is neither original nor is it very intriguing. The scenes seemed very choppy and did not flow together well. There were some great comedic scenes and the actors were fine. Unfortunately, the story they were in just wasn't as interesting as their characters, whom we learn almost nothing about. I kept waiting to find out more about the characters, especially Joaquin Phoenix's character - but it was not to be. The end was abrupt and seemed like the writer ran out of paper or something and just decided to end the film. It was a great jump-out-of-your-seat, spooky movie, but that's pretty much it. M. Night is capable of so much better...