Despite logical flaws, it worked for me

Rating: 9/10 (12 January 2003)

I'm a skeptic at heart & this movie did not appeal to me on the level of believing in UFOs or mystical origins of crop circles. As pointed out by many, there are several plot holes/logical flaws in the pseudo sci-fi aspects of the movie. I agree it is ridiculous that the aliens cannot break through a piece of wood.
Despite all of this, I found the movie very enjoyable. I think one reason is that I never watch movie trailers or even TV advertisements - as I find they give away very critical elements of movies. So I went into the theater "cold" with no
expectations of it being a sci-fi blockbuster or the scariest movie of the year. Heck, I had no idea there would be aliens in it, or if it was supposed to be scary.
So many of the negative reviews posted here are from people who thought it
was another "Aliens". People who were oversold on its special effects or that it was extremely scary. Who seemed to be looking for something that "Signs" is
not.
Things I liked about the movie include: 1) The affection within the Hess family. 2) Gibson's performance - and I'm not a huge Mel Gibson fan. 3) The men's
drive to protect the children. 4) The occasional sprinkles of humor. 5) The baseball element to the plot (I'm a baseball fan). 6) The philosophic angles, which if not of graduate school level, at least added a thinking element to the movie.
I first saw it alone, but later took my wife and two children to see it. We all liked it very much. Recommended.