Signs screener review

Rating: 7/10 (22 July 2002)

I found this movie to be entertaining, suspenseful, and well worth seeing. Its kind of an homage to Close Encounters and Night of the Living Dead. However, it really doesn't stack up to Sixth Sense, or even Unbreakable for that matter. You might think it unfair to compare his films this way, citing the fact that they are all about very different subjects, but I think they're going to be compared this way until Shyamalan matures as a screenwriter, and does something new. All three of his films have used a very similar formula so far, the most important element being the shocking revelation at the end. I think he really needs to stop relying so heavily on this element, because his revelations are becoming much less shocking with each successive film. There's just no way he's going to top 'Sense', and I really think he should just stop trying, and move on.
Just something else I noticed, it seems to that Shyamalan really wants to act, his cameos just keep getting bigger in each of his films.