Well crafted, but I left feeling a little flat

Rating: Null/10 (16 August 2002)

Overall, well worth the money, but...
(spoilers)
The film shows us the life of a man who has lost his faith in the existence of God due to a terrible personal tragedy. The aliens are used as a device to in some ways 'bring him back' to God, and this is all well and good, displaying the director's skill well.
However, the presence of the aliens in the film assumed such significant proportion that in my view they ended up pushing Father Hess' struggle to come to terms with what he perceived as the actions of an unjust and cruel God into the background.
Don't get me wrong - go and see it, Signs is worth it. If you enjoyed Unbreakable and The Sixth Sense you will also enjoy this movie, but to me at least it felt a little off-balance.