Signs is Oscar worthy

Rating: 8/10 (4 August 2002)

While many fans of the Sci-Fi genre may not like Signs because it does not revel in the alien attack, Signs is an example of the best the genre has to offer. The plot revolves around a Reverend who has lost his faith after the brutally tragic death of his wife. He then has to find himself for his family while a War of the Worlds scenario starts to play out. Like Jaws, the monsters are effective because they exist in the shadows. If morons want to see people fighting anal probing space Nazis, go rent the crapfest that was Independence Day. Like many great movies, Signs works because it deals with larger issues which do not overshadow the basic premise. Shymalan's skill in weaving the two shows him to be one of the few gifted writers left in the field of film. Signs is an indescribable film that shows the evolution of Shymalan through The Sixth Sense, the under-rated Unbreakable and to Signs. I can not wait to see his next effort.