LOVED IT!

Rating: 8/10 (11 August 2002)

FINALLY, a movie I can say that I loved! (this may have SPOILERS)
After being disappointed in the third installment of Austin Powers, I needed to restore my faith (no pun intended) in movies and alas....SIGNS! GOD BLESS IT!
Although not a perfect film, (I had a little problem with how funny the aliens looked) Signs was utterly enjoyable.
The cast was awesome, especially the children and the pace was a much improvement from the director's "Unbreakable", which felt slow and monotonous.
SIGNS works because the story continues to move forward while inserting humor in almost every scene. How a thriller about aliens and the possible end times can handle humor so nicely is amazing to me. It's a tricky balance and this talented director/writer pulls it off.
This movie gets its audience TO THINK. I hope people won't shrug it off as being a movie that promotes any particular faith. The catholic wardrobe, I believe, is for visual effect. The man of faith played by Mel Gibson, could have been ANY FAITH. It was SYMBOLIC. He was ALSO A MARRIED PRIEST-so get the hint. This is not a movie about catholicism. No mention of God is even presented. The audience must fill in the blanks. THEY ONLY MENTION HOPE AND FAITH AND PRAYER.
I am a Christian, and I can appreciate the writer's ability to want to have faith in something or someone bigger than himself. We could all use a little faith. Ya gotta start somewhere!
Two thumbs up! 8/10