Still not convinced....

Rating: 5/10 (8 August 2002)

Firstly, I loved the Sixth Sense - I thought it was original, scary and moving. Secondly, I was disappointed by Unbreakable - good concept that didn't quite work. Again, sadly, I feel this is the case with Signs.
It's a good premise with loads of potential, however to be blunt I feel M.Night is probably overestimating his own talent. He needs to work with someone else's material I believe as his own material is beginning to mystify me. I am a paranormal freak, and the promise of this movie was greatly anticipated by myself, however the story didn't seem to flow. Some of the dialogue was clunky, and Rory Culkin was gravely miscast - he is certainly no Haley Joel. The funny bits were often mistimed, and again to be blunt, I found M.Night's self-casting to be somewhat overindulgent.
On the good side, the video footage of the sighting in Brazil at the birthday party was genuinely clever, and frightening. Indeed the looks "outward" from life in the house were often the best moments. The appearance of the alien at the end was also quite shocking, but again the dynamics were extremely odd.
In short, I simply feel that this is a good idea that again failed to fire. Mel Gibson was good, but the script did him no favours. The ebbs and flows of the story just didn't work for me.