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Rating: Null/10 (22 September 2002)

Signs has suspense,good performances and an excellent story which was terriebly developed.M. night Shyamalan has a very good taste to pick his plots.First he chosed to film one of the greatest movies of all times The Sixth Sense.The second choice had an interesting story but the heroe thing destroyed everything,everything in this movie sounded too fake!Then comes Signs...
Not a masterpiece or even a film which will be remenbered.It's totaly forgetable!The signs that is present in the title of the motion picture is just scenery to tell the story of a depressed family .Reverend Grahan Hess lost his wife in a shocking car accident so lost his faith abandoning the church.His children are the best in the picture very funny,specially the little girl!Rory Culkin ,Mackauly's brother,shows a lot of potential to the big screen.Joaquin Phoenix doesn't have a big role but is also good.
Now Mel Gibson give one of his best performances in his career.He's just amazing and very convincing.He's a disturbed man who tries not to forget his dead wife and he dies every day losing his faith.One of the positive aspects of the story ,is the seek for believe and faith.
The story begins showing the signs in the plantations in the farm of Hess.Then we move to the preparation to the alien invasion ,finishing with a very interesting confront with the alien itself.Shyamalan is always trying not to show the alien, he uses shadows and a few parts of its body to appear on the screen.This is good because a good suspense never shows the threat he hides it until the end.
This movie will have different oppinions.Some will like it ,others will hate it.But it's much better than the terrieble Umbreakable.If you have time go and watch it. 6/10