An Improvement Over Unbreakable

Rating: 8/10 (14 September 2003)

My Rating: ***1/4 out of ****.
In 1999, M. Night Shyamalan made a movie called the Sixth Sense, In My Opinion it was a near-masterpiece. The Next Year, he made his follow up film Unbreakable, while the film was good it was also a bit of a disappointment. In 2002, Shyamalan has made Signs, it is a good movie, one of the best movies of the summer of 2002, but not quite as good as The Sixth Sense.
The acting is pretty good. Mel Gibson is quite good here. Joaquin Phoenix delievers a great and funny performance. The two kids also deliver good performances. Shyamalan has a role in his movie, but he is actually the weak point in the acting.
Signs is a well-written and well planned thriller. The movie jumped me a few times and gave me the creeps. The film also has a very good and effective Music Score. The only problem with this movie is the ending, I didnt figure it out but the thrills werent up as high as the endings of Sixth Sense and Unbreakable. But Signs remains entertaing and is a well-made film.