It was almost really good...

Rating: 7/10 (3 August 2002)

Crafty and well-made, but flawed by not really knowing what it wanted to be. A sentimental suspense film? A rural family sci-fi flick? A spiritual redemption tragedy?
"Signs" worked very hard to show the human effect of an alien invasion on one family, but lacked the courage of, say, 1983's "Testament" (a week in the life of a post-nuclear war family). "Signs" held onto the safety net of overdone music, overdrawn suspense, cheap thrills, and Mel Gibson closeups. A good story, but ultimately the story lost out to the production.
A side note: the dark contrasts of this film do not play well in a DLP theatre, if you can, see it on good old film!