Confusion

Rating: 4/10 (26 August 2002)

I was very entertained through this movie. I laughed a lot more than I thought I would, and I jumped a few times. It sucked me in up until the end, when I realized that the movie wasn't about the aliens: where they came from, what they wanted, etc. It faded to the credits and I sat confused saying, "What the hell was that movie about?" I was disappointed when I realized it was about Mel Gibson's character's faith and not the aliens. It took me a couple of days to realize this. "Oh, Signs, I get it." I walked out of that movie entertained, confused and with a very unsubtling feeling in my gut. I've never such conflicting feelings for any other movie in my whole life. But I thought it was very well made and scripted. I just hope that the next time Shyamalan makes a movie he makes it clearer what plot the audience is supposed to focus on. Maybe I I need to see it again.