Intense, terrific suspense thriller

Rating: 10/10 (11 February 2004)

Along with Alien and The Thing, Signs deserves to be considered one of the scariest alien films of all time.
The best thing about Signs is its intensity...this movie builds suspense smoothly and steadily, never letting up for a minute. Unlike many films, there are almost no "filler" scenes here. You're glued to your seat the entire time.
Sound and bare glimpses of the aliens are used to great effect. The film feels real, the characters believable. Some don't like the kids, but I think they're both great...although the girl is better than the boy, who is a little too much like the smart little boy in Sixth Sense (a movie I didn't like as well as Signs).
The only drawback to Signs is the ending...which I think is a little silly but doesn't ruin an otherwise great film. And yes, Signs does have more than its fair share of haters, just like The Ring (another very scary film), probably due to some people's habit of hating very good films that are also very popular (think Titanic). The only people who could truly hate Signs are people who think movies are supposed to be an intellectual experience rather than an emotional one. 10 out of 10.