Signs should be renamed "sins"; sins against good film making.

Rating: 2/10 (16 August 2002)

Signs was dreary, dark and dull and with few surprises. Clues were so broadly drawn and overdone that the viewer couldn't help but know what was going to happen. And,when it did happen, they knew what was going to be done about it. And, what is this 2002 movie cliche about someone forgetting to have their life-saving medication in their possession before they lock themselves in a small, dark room to avoid attackers?
If you had found an alien invader locked and defenseless in someone's pantry, wouldn't you alert the local law enforcement agency? Or, tell someone? Mel Gibson didn't. And, as far as Mel Gibson goes, when I told my husband we were going to see Signs, starring Mel Gibson. His comment was, "I hope he doesn't cry". Well, he cried. And I cried too, at how bad this movie was after I had "heard" others say how good it was.

Signs was good for a laugh or two. How about when they nailed a few thin boards from the inside of a room across a doorway whose door opens out from the room? So, the invaders can open the door toward themselves and crawl through the 2 foot gaps? Who let that gaff go undetected? And, how and why did the invaders carve out elaborate moon, star, and sun cut-outs on one of the boarded up windows? Just for good photographic effects? Don't bother going to this movie; wait for it to come on TV where you don't expect very good movies; you won't be disappointed. This is NOT a very good movie.