Eerie and mysterious film about a family who discovers a crop circle at his farm with unexpected consequences

Rating: 7/10 (7 April 2020)

Strange and eerie storytelling about an isolated , quiet farm in Pennsylvania stalked by mysterious creatures . It is set on the Bucks County, Pennsylvania farm of Reverend Graham Hess (Mel Gibson) . At first glance, this family seems happy , but this close-knit family lives with a tragedy . After his wife's death in a freak accident , Hess and his family try to figure out what the sign means and how its message incorporates into their faith . Later on , they discover a gigantic crop circle in his yard and they have frightening knowledge that creatures reside in the surrounding and subsequently at home . As they get the feeling that they aren't alone in the fields behind their house . Graham's children (Rory Culkin , Abigail Breslin) think it's aliens, his brother (Joaquin Phoenix) thinks it's pranksters, and Graham doesn't know what to think. Similar happenings occur all around the world. As more and more strange events occur, they realize something big is coming and it probably won't be friendly. It's Not Like They Didn't Warn Us. The Signs Of LifeA message. A warning. A sign...of things to come.The first sign you can't explain. The second sign you can't ignore. The third sign you won't believe.It's happening.Don't see it alone. Believe .

Another paranormal entry for writer-director Shyamalan , this is an eerie and mysterious movie depicting the tale of an isolated home , confronting the surprising mystery that lies just outside its farm , as a family lives under the control of some bizarre beings , until a revelatory twist . It explores the strange implications of a 500-foot crop circle that mysteriously appears at the location . M. Night toys with religion and other thoughtful ideas , but at times , he buries them under an illogical and rather unpredictable tale . Writer/director M. Night Shyamalan got a good feel for the intriguing as well as terrifying , at times , story . Focusing here is on security , self-preservation , frightening to unknown and conservatism , as revealed in the tale of a rural location . M. Night delivers a nice filmmaking and , as usual , he shows an important scene set in a basement , such as : in this Signs (2002) : The family is in the basement when the aliens attack , the same as : The sixth Sense (1999) : Malcolm is in the basement when discovering important plot information; Unbreakable (2000): David discovers his strength in a basement ; In The Village (2004), when they are in the cellar or basement Ivy discovers that Lucius really does care for her . Similarly , Car crashes play pivotal roles in all his films : Cole reveals his gift to his mother during a traffic jam in The six sense (1999), David "loses" his football abilities in a car accident in The unbreakable (2000), and a sad death in a bizarre car accident in Signs (2002 ). Here Mel Gibson as Reverend Graham Hess who questions his faith and even leaves the church gives a very good acting . Main cast and support cast are pretty well , full of young and veteran players such as : Cherry Jones, Patricia Kalember , and of course , Joaquin Phoenix and M. Night Shyamalan himself . A main draw is the cast as newcomers : Rory Culkin , Abigail Breslin ; all of them put in great performances .
Rousing and thrilling soundtrack by James Newton Howard who frequently works with Shyamalan for the musical score . As well as colorful and evocative cinematography by Tak Fujimoto . Well written/produced and directed by Night Shyamalan . The motion picture was well made by Night M Shyamalan , writing , producing and directing , though being some claustrophobic and slow-moving . M. Night delivers his first period piece putting the entire cast through a creepy story of extraterrestrial invasion , retelling with several surprises . Competently produced by Night Shyamalan himself , many of his films involve pivotal roles with extraordinary abilities or events happening to them and with children always having family problems . Night usually puts in a scene from one of his childhood films that marks his first attempt at the same kind of movie. The Sixth Sense (1999) includes the ghost story Nightmare on Old Gulf, The unbreakable (2000) includes the action movie Millionaire, Signs (2002) includes the monster movie Pictures , and The Village includes an untitled period piece. Night Shyamalan is an expert on fantastic and Mystery films plenty of Intelligence and thought-provoking issues as proved in : ¨Signs¨ , ¨The village¨ , ¨Lady in water¨ , ¨The Incident¨ , ¨The sixth sense¨ , with exception for an extreme flop as critical as boxoffice : ¨Airbender¨. Shyalaman usually shoots in Philadelphia , this is Shyamalan favorite location . Night is an avid comic books fan , which was made in this film that along with "Unbreakable" , ¨Multiple¨and "Glass" belong to the top-notch trilogy starred by Bruce Willis , Samuel L Jackson and James McAvoy. And this ¨Signs¨that forms a trilogy of three supernatural thrillers, The sixth Sense (1999), Theunbreakable (2000), and Signs (2002), all of them grossed over $1.3 billion worldwide. Rating 7/10 notable . Well worth watching . Better than average .