Jon Monsarrat review: sub-intellectual and awful in every way

Rating: 3/10 (25 August 2002)

Signs is a sci-fi horror flick which is neither scientific nor horrific. Despite the good acting and high production value, the plot is not particularly engaging, and surprisingly, not scary either.
That would be bad enough, but unfortunately, there are major problems with the aliens, who are not menacing at all. They refuse to break through closed doors. They don't even fight hand-to-hand, probably because they are computer generated. So... what about all that high technology?
Lots about the film just doesn't make sense in the above manner. It's even worse than "Independence Day", and the religious overtones have been out of place in sci-films since, oh, the 1950s.
Who should see this film:
-- nobody, even if you think you might want to
I'll give Signs a revolting 3 out of 10.