An instant classic...

Rating: 8/10 (15 August 2002)

I have just returned from seeing Signs for the second time, and it is getting to the point where it's initial frightening quality wears off and it makes me think and enjoy it for the classic that it is, and it registers as one of the best horror/thriller films of all time. It ranks for me with the likes of JAWS and The Shining, proving yet again that it's what you can't see that scares you. This is Shyamalan's best work yet, although I have not seen Unbreakable, I'm sure this was better. Anyways, the scares and moments it gives you are so intense, and so breathtaking that it will sweep you right into it's wonderfully written gem of a movie. Shyamalan creates characters that you get to know, love, and care about, and you feel all their emotions along with them all the way. I became pretty sad as the characters did, and happy along with them. This movie is one of the best horror films in existence, and you would be doing yourself a disservice to not see it or listen to any other person that says it's anything other than a masterpiece...