How to ruin a good suspense film.

Rating: 5/10 (7 February 2019)

Signs is quite an effective suspense movie. The tone is ominous, the acting is reserved and it really creates a good ambiance, which makes the movie feels very intriguing. M. Night Shyamalan is a good director creating these types of environments, and I think, this is one of his best efforts.
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But, alas, the movie mysteries need to be resolved. And the resolution of all the interesting themes is just a ridiculous, forced and unconvincing Deus Ex Machina. Many have argued that the point of the movie is not "an alien invasion" but "a man struggling and recovering his faith". Fair enough, but even then, the resolution is completely forced. So, in the end, God caused (or allowed) the car accident that killed Mel Gibson's wife just for she to save their family in an alien invation, by giving some vague advice about telling Joaquin Phoenix to swing a bat on these guys?. Please, read again those last sentences. It is completely forced and ridiculous, and it completely kills the movie.
The thing is, this can be a good movie, as long as you don't think about it very much, and I think that's the reason it initally received good critiques. It's a thrilling ride, but the resolution makes everything to be pointless and ridiculous. Perhaps in some cases, it's the journey that counts, but in this case, the destination is just so forced and stupid, that it ruins everything.
In my opinion, this movie has value. It's interesting to watch, and it has some very tense and scary moments. It's just that the resolution of the plot is so, so poor, that it makes it all pointless in the end.
5/10