Thrilling

Rating: 9/10 (21 February 2003)

This is a very scary movie. The way M. Night Shyamalan makes it scary is an amazing achievement. Most of the time there is nothing to be scared of, but you will be. His direction and a great cinematography make this film a unique experience.
If you don't like movies about aliens and supernatural things you can still like Signs. It goes much further. It is about faith and about the questions if everything happens for a reason or not, if everything is meant to be or everything is just coincidence.
Mel Gibson has a very strong performance. Joaquin Phoenix and the kids, Rory Culkin and Abigail Breslin, are great. The kids did remind me a little of Haley Joel Osment and his strong performance.
Overall this is a great movie. The climax is a great one. If you really think of it not much has decided in the end, but it doesn't matter, it is perfect the way it is.