Y'all just don't get it!

Rating: Null/10 (5 August 2002)

In reading the comments posted thus far, I realize that many people just didn't get the point of this movie. *******SPOILERS THROUGHOUT!!!!************
I have read that the memories of the wife are cheesy and gimmicky. Unfortunately, without them, the word "Signs" would have been nothing more than a superficial title. WITH the story of the wife and Graham's re-affirmation of his faith, you have a much deeper meaning. Shyamalan obviously meant for the two stories to be EQUAL to each other. How can it really be gimmicky if it's the whole point of the movie??

I agree with other users here who have said that too many people are focusing on what this movie is not. I must admit that I was expecting something slightly different but I was not at all disappointed. It definitely did not focus as much on the crop circles as I thought it would but it gives a satisfactory explanation for what they are meant for. The camera angles frequently were done so as to cut off the heads of some of the actors...gives a nice eerie feel.
If you're looking for Independence Day, that's not what you'll find. But I don't think you'll be disappointed.