Very good. Not to be compared to Independence Day or War Of The Worlds.

Rating: 8/10 (29 December 2005)

After watching the Dr.Who xmas invasion I decided to go with my alien invasion / sci-fi mood . When I checked out the trailer for Signs , it looked really good and appealed to me and I decided to go and check it out . What I first of all would like to say is if your going to watch this film and are expecting a huge epic like Independence Day or War of the Worlds then forget it . This movie does not use special affects a lot but instead builds up tension and suspense just like back in the "old days" when you people would be glued to the TV with your jaw touching the ground not believing what happening . Thats what Signs done for me . Instead of showing space ships tearing New York,Tokyo , London apart or F-16 fighter jets roaring through the sky , your given huge level of tension that builds up and jumps out at you at all the right moments . Mel Gibson and the future Jhonny Cash-Joaquin Phoneix were a joy to watch and also the 2 kids all pulled in brilliant acting performances . I guess the only real flaw was how much info could the little boy pull out of one book which seemed a little odd as to how all his theories could be correct ???? But in general a brilliant film and not to be missed ! 8.5 out of 10 for me .