Balanced and flawless work.

Rating: 10/10 (8 March 2005)

Although some people complaint that the film is not too scary, I think it is a really great picture. To me, Signs WAS scary. The suspense is delivered at the exact dose each moment. There are not empty spaces lack of thrill and suspense. Your tension is kept at the right level.
There are some top moments in the film that deserve to be pointed out, for example, the scene with the baby-watch radio; or the scene when " the same show's on every channel". To me, the screenplay is just a masterpiece.
And what about the actors? It is a dream team. The casting is great, and the performances are excellent. We have to point out, of course, the astonishing work of Abigail Breslin (Bo Hess). This (then) barely six year-old little girl does just an overwhelming job, with a script that I'd say is too hard for any kid, not to mention the age. It's really astonishing.
A turn-off of the film is the final outcome of the fight between a human and an alien. That makes the scene look somewhat like many low-category films.
Another thing I dislike is the quality of special effects: I actually didn't see those smooth enough to be as excellent as the rest of the features in this film.
As you watch the film you notice many other virtues: good direction, good dialogs, good photography... One thing about the dialogs is that they are real: you never find someone saying things that a normal person wouldn't.
Everything in this film is perfectly balanced and flawlessly made.