Spoiler? maybe - but the director was the greater spoiler!

Rating: 6/10 (4 May 2003)

'Signs' begins very well - kind of an early Spielberg like aliens story. Mel Gibson is good as he can be, Joaquin Phoenix whom I saw recently in 'Buffalo Soldiers' is an amazing actor, and the tension is slowly building. An then, two thirds in the film, you are due for a big surprise. It is really a turn in the subject, in the characters evolution and in the message. I am not going to reveal more but high chances are that you will either love it or hate it! Unfortunately, I fall in the hating category, and some of the scenes in the last third of the film are, in my opinion close to the ridicule. However, I know that many people will like the turn, and believe me - it is a matter of faith. What wasted talent! 6/10 on my personal scale.