A film Hitchcock would be proud of...

Rating: 10/10 (16 September 2002)

Signs is Independence Day without the spectacle. It is full of suspense and heart.
It's been awhile since I've watched a movie and felt like I was literally on a roller-coaster. The audience would gasp and fly back into their chairs as if we were headed down a steep incline. Just as we would relax, bam! Another twist and scare!
The suspense harkens to the best of Hitchcock. The music is haunting, much as John Carpenter's "Chiming Bells" from "Halloween." Like "Halloween," there is no slasher-type close-ups and then bam, a big scare. But many times you feel the scares coming, a la "Jaws," and there's nothing you can do to stop them. You just have to ride it out!
Some complain about the subplot, but it adds the heart to the movie. Without it, this movie would never have stood up so well to "XXX" and the other competition of summer, 2002.
Go for it. Watch for the "Signs." And enjoy the ride!