Nothing special, unfortunately

Rating: 6/10 (30 July 2002)

This is a pedestrian thriller with a few too many laughs thrown in. Mel Gibson has never been stiffer. So many improbable actions by the four family members took away from what could have been a really interesting couple hours. People in the preview audience tonight were yelling things at the screen, which is a "sign" of a decent, but not great, scary movie.
"Signs" does not approach Night Shyamalan's efforts with "The Sixth Sense"
and "Unbreakable." I gave it a 6 out of 10.