The latest from a contemporary master

Rating: 10/10 (30 July 2002)

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With 'Signs,' M. Night Shyamalan creates his second picture since break-out 'The Sixth Sense,' and his masterful control over an intricate blend of humor, suspense, and intimate drama produce another truly great movie.
Signs starts fast, moves fast, and finishes fast; but the film-making techniques give the movie a thoughtful pace. A few breaks from the main plot to explore a sub plot add to this feeling of slowness, but they are necessary as Shyamalan develops his characters. For those of you expecting a monster movie/slasher-style thriller; the movie is more about the internal of the characters and the strength of a family, but any Sci-Fi junky will tell you - that's the heart and soul of any good Sci-Fi flick. In movies, events surrounding the characters only exist to better develop personalities - making the events futuristic or scientifically epic is the only thing that separates such movies as "Sci-Fi." Bottom line on this one...if you handled the pace of Unbreakable, you've got a shot at liking Signs. If you liked Unbreakable, you should like Signs. If you got restless watching Unbreakable, Signs is probably not for you.
I loved it. :) I give this one a big ****. 10!