Wow....

Rating: 10/10 (5 August 2002)

I saw "Signs" on Saturday and I was absolutely amazed! It was BETTER than
"Unbreakable", and I thought that was going to be hard to beat. Previous
comments have said that it's not laden with special effects and that would be correct, but that is what makes the movie so suspenseful and slightly disturbing. This is a thinking person's movie, and shouldn't be seen by people who want to be fed every important detail. M. Night Shamaylan is absolutely brilliant, and following in his previous movies, he casts himself, only this time, he has a MUCH bigger role than he had in either of his two previous movies. His acting is impressive as is his directing. The rest of the cast is brilliant, except for maybe Rory Culkin, who I thought played a pretty two-dimensional character, who at times was two melodramatic and
ruined some scenes. Abigail Breslin is so cute and the turmoil that she feels doesn't feel fake. Joaquin Phoenix is wonderful and brought a great sense of youth to the movie, a factor that "The Sixth Sense" and "Unbreakable" were
lacking. And Mel Gibson as a former pastor is incredible.

Perhaps the best part about this film is that the director keep building and
building the suspense, so you expect a big-fallout-finale, and instead he
exposes something quiet and subdued, and yet it moved me much more than
any bunch of special effects could, because it isn't until the end that you
understand the whole movie.
Go see "Signs" if you're a fan of M. Night Shamaylan and/or if you willing to expand you're mind and see the greater meaning behind the film. 10/10