Signs continues to impress with its subtle emotions and building suspense.

Rating: 9/10 (18 February 2003)

*** 1/2 out of ****
M. Night Shaymalan seems to a people's golden find.It's not often America agrees on a rising talent. With Signs, I really don't think people came to the movie to see Mel Gibson, but they saw it for M. Night. This is a wonderful fluke in the movie business. Aside from Spielberg, people simply do not attend a film based on the director. One of the most terrific thing about this film is that it works on more than one level. Without spoiling the film, you'll be hard pressed to hear them talking about the thing you're watching. The movie works on a visual level and then surprisingly it works on an auditory level as well. This is weaved together in such a way that people of all sorts can gain some sort of enlightenment on the situation. The final scene is a beautifully muted scene that ties up the main character's story. Beautiful. I think it's best to say that this is Night's most mature film and I can't wait to see what he has planned next. He has mentioned that this is the last 'surprise ending/supernatural' movie for awhile, so it'll be interesting to see his take on other genres.