The Bottom Line
In spite of its corporate feel, "Signs" is very entertaining and has several jump-out-of-your-seat thrilling moments.
Pros
- Enormously entertaining
- Mel Gibson is charming on screen
- Several thrilling moments
Cons
- Plot has a predictable trajectory
- Film has a corporate "studio" feel
- Children in film too precious to be believable
Description
- DVD containing sci-fi thriller "Signs" (2002), written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan
- Movie stars Mel Gibson, Joaquin Phoenix, and Rory Culkin
- DVD contains special features, including a half-dozen documentary featurettes
- Excellent picture quality
- Excellent sound quality
Guide Review - "Signs" DVD
Mel Gibson stars in this sci-fi thriller written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan. Gibson plays Graham Hess, a widower who lives on a Pennsylvania farm with his two kids and his adult younger brother. Hess was formerly a Christian clergyman, but he has lost his faith. One day the Hess family finds large, unexplained crop circles in their farm's vast cornfields. Strange things happen that suggest the possibility that extraterrestrial aliens may be preparing for some sort of an invasion. I think that Shyamalan's genius lies in his ability to evoke an atmosphere of ominous dread. Even watching the movie at home, I almost jumped out of my seat a couple of times. But I found the film’s plot to be predictable.