One of the best Movies of the Year.

Rating: Null/10 (4 August 2002)

I just got back from Signs and checked out some of the other readers' comments...I cannot believe the negative things people are saying about this movie! First off, this is one of the few movies I have seen that does not spoil the film in the trailers! Thank you! It is much different than you may think based on the trailers, however that is its strength. The performances are excellent and the limited use of special effects is powerful...kind of like in Forrest Gump where you were aware that what you were watching was an effect, however it was seemlessly integrated into the story...in other words...don't expect Independence Day effects, the ones in Signs are much more subtle and used to perfection. The tension in this movie continually builds throughout the film and it reminded me alot of Hitchcock films. The reactions of the characters are much more akin to how a normal person would reacte in these circumstances, not the de-sensitized, one liner spewing reactions we get from most Holloywood movies.
It is hard to go into much detail without spoiling, so I will leave it at this: this is an awesome movie, albeit one which will likely be underappreciated by most of the movie going public...it's a shame, because it is a true work of excellence.