A spiritual encounter of the first kind

Rating: 9/10 (4 August 2002)

"Signs" is a multi-demensional film that isn't what it first may seem. Mel Gibson is given one of his most challenging roles here and delivers quite well. What presents itself as a 25 year remake of Spielburg's "Close in counters" builds itself to be much more than just a movie about alien contact. This movie explores deep spiritual issues while providing enough sci-fi jargon for the most rabid fans of the supernatural. There are plenty of "jumps" to keep you on the edge of your seat also. Some scenes of the film at first seem a bit awkward but by movies end, all elements of previous dialogue are tied together to underline the film's main theme. This movie will be pleasing to people of many different tastes and is unique, even if Mel Gibson doesn't build a gigantic clay mountain in his living room.