Wow, what a Sign!

Rating: 10/10 (7 August 2002)

This was a great film. I saw it on Aug. 6, and thoroughly enjoyed it. It was entertaining, it was scary, it was funny, and excellent the whole way through. It was a good story with some good performances from Mel Gibson and Joaquin Phoenix. I must say (concidering I love Joaquin Phoenix), that I liked Merill's character the best. He was extremely funny and plays a very real and well defined character, and you just love him in this movie. A good example of him being funny is watching the news going "Move children!" (If you see the film you'll get it).

The comedic lines and the suspense of the film are balanced so well, the movie just flows. I got scared in this film (at some parts the whole audience jumped), I laughed, and I cried. The whole emotional thing going on in the family really added a lot to the story. It showed how it really would be, and how the fear was getting to them. The kid actors were awesome. I loved both Morgan and Bo, and their closeness to both their father and their uncle really added to the reality of the movie. I agree that the few that didn't like the movie missed the whole point. It was a family movie. It was about a family. (I bawled during the dinner scene). Being a Christian, I also enjoyed the spiritual part of the movie, showing that everything happens for a reason. It show's God's hand in everything.

This is the scariest movie I ever saw in theatres. I saw it yesterday and was scared last night and this morning. I recommend you see it. You'll be glad you did!!

Jan B. 10/10
P.S. I don't believe in aliens.