M. Night Shyamalan's Third Masterpiece

Rating: 9/10 (4 August 2002)

I wasn't too excited when Shyamalan's first big piece, Sixth Sense, came out, but I went to see it anyway. I was very impressed with the film making skills and misleading direction and cinematography. Then Unbreakable came out. It brought me back to my own comic book days, and again made me obsess about becoming a super-hero when I grow up. When I first saw the preview for Signs I couldn't wait, but I had to until now. Whoever says a single bad thing about this movie should go straight to hell and back. I was amazed, not only by the exciting and meaningful plot, but by every aspect of direction and cinematography. Shyamalan is just getting better with time, and I hope it never stops. I was never able to fully sit back in my seat, I knew I had to be ready to jump at anytime, and those parts that did make me jump were never in vain. For the most part, sci-fi movies have always disappointed me with the look of the actual aliens. Signs did not. It must have been the way Shyamalan built us up to be ready for them, seeing a shadow first, then a leg, then a hand, and finally the entire body, all shown in a very scary manner. Perhaps the best movie of the summer, and definitely the highlight of Shyamalan's career.