enjoyable, although not very original

Rating: 8/10 (13 January 2003)

HG Wells should have been given a credit for co-writing the script for "Signs"; it bears far too much resemblence to "War of the Worlds". Lack of originality aside, I found this movie to be engrossing and often genuinely scary. There's also plenty of humor and some thought-provoking dialogue.
Sci-fi genre fans will probably not care too much for "Signs", as the focus of the movie is not on technology, aliens, or babes in tight outfits; rather, it concentrates on one family's experiences and how they cope with the threat, with each other, and questions of faith. It's not a great movie, but it's definitely worth watching.