Review of signs (2014) by Joshua L — 23 Aug 2014

Of all of M. Night Shyamalan's films, I think that Signs is the best that he has done. I found signs to be the most entertaining of his films. The atmosphere was great. The score I thought was very eerie and fit the tone perfectly. The acting was fine from most of the cast. There are a lot of problems story wise. Plus the twist at the end is quite lame.

Mel Gibson, back before he went looney, does fine here. Joaquin Phoenix does a fine job as well. I grew to like both characters throughout the film. The little girl I found annoying though. Rory Culkin, I felt was a bit wooden acting-wise. However, I found them both to be tolerable.

The quality that this movie has most going for it is the atmosphere. The atmosphere is great and really draws you in, which is helped by the score. The design of the alien I did not mind either. If you are expecting a big alien invasion film like War of the Worlds look elsewhere. This film is mostly about this family and how they coup and deal with the situation of the alien attack.

The problems with the film come from the aliens themselves. The aliens seem to be very primitive for an advanced alien race that is supposedly more advanced than we are. The alien's weakness that is revealed at the end also raises a lot of questions.

Overall despite its problems I definitely recommend that you see this film at least once. Signs is Shyamalan at his best!