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One of my all time favorites.

Memorable, crazy movie

Funny, strange, confrontational and subversive, this is one of the most interesting experiences you'll have at the cinema this year.

3.5/4M. Night Shyamalan, The Sixth Sense director, returns to the big screen again in 2002 with his new movie, Signs. This film is truly great, if poorly marketed all the way down to the opening credits. The selling point of a Shyamalan movie had become his suspense (which was here) as well as his signature twist (which took a backseat in this movie). After the success of The Sixth Sense and Unbreakable, he decided to market Signs as a bit more than it actually was. If you watch Signs expecting big thrills and some truly terrifying sequences, you may walk out disappointed. This movie shows that Shyamalan can, in fact, direct more than one genre.The story centers around a widower named Graham Hess (Mel Gibson), his younger adult brother (Joaquin Phoenix), and his two children Morgan and Bo (Rory Culkin and Abagail Breslin). Graham and his two children are grieving the loss of his wife (their mother) and his live-in brother is caught up in the family drama. When they are conflicted with the precursors to an alien invasion, it drives the family into isolation, which makes them closer. It's a very smart and engaging movie that touches on the subjects of despair and fear in a more mature manner than you might expect. The plot is driven by the characters more so than any action, and I found the "alien invasion" to be a mere plot device to propel what is really a drama.The acting is what makes this great. The four main characters have to carry the movie for well over half of the total run time, and they do a good job of keeping the audience involved. In my opinion, this is one of Mel Gibson's better preformances, and as far as a conflicted man mourning the death of his wife, he brings a lot to the table. Joaquin Phoenix gives his standard average effort, and Rory Culkin is great as the son. M. Night Shyamalan has proven to be good at working with kids, first Cole in Sixth Sense, then Joseph in Unbreakable, and now Morgan in Signs.Due to the fact that this is not the thriller you probably thought it was, there seems to be very easy Easter eggs scattered throughout this movie, and a much lesser end twist. There is only one way in which this movie doesn't succeed: the "end twist" seems to answer the question you didn't have, and wouldn't have had. While it truly doesn't compare to his twist in The Sixth Sense, it's easy to forgive, again, considering the joy of Signs are the characters.This is a truly excellent movie from Shyamalan, although it's a shame some people didn't receive it too well. It had a good build-up with great momentum, but as far as chills go, it delivers fairly little. If this were marketed as a Shyamalan crossover drama, I guarantee it would be a blockbuster.

What 'Signs (2002)' does really well is create a palpably foreboding sense of mystery, especially in its opening moments and in a handful of suspenseful sequences wherein members of the focal family almost come face to face with the extraterrestrial threat, but it often fails to connect the dots in particularly meaningful ways leading to a piece that feels fragmented and ultimately fairly weak on the story side of things. The locked-in perspective is refreshing, with events feeling all the more real since they're experienced as we'd experience them if they were to occur, and at times the screenplay is nuanced enough that the audience is allowed to fill in the blanks, though bizarrely there are often jarringly poor lines and even worse line-readings often representing clunky and wholly unnecessary exposition. The religious themes end up coming across as heavy-handed, however, even though it is interesting to tackle the subject of faith using a science-fiction language, and the final act's revelation is simply an excuse for the many coincidences of the finale. 6/10

Coming off of "The Sixth Sense" & "Unbreakable", filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan was in the prime of his "pull the wool over our eyes" type of films. It sure shows in this gem of a film dealing with both aliens and the question of "fate vs. coincidence".For a basic plot summary, "Signs" sees Rev. Graham Hess (Mel Gibson), brother Merrill (Joaquin Phoenix), son Morgan (Rory Caulkin), and daughter Bo (Abigail Breslin) suddenly dealing with an alien presence, begun by a strange crop circle on the nearby property. This comes on he heels of the death of the mother of the family, so the remaining family members struggle to deal with this new test.What makes this movie so great is that, short of "Sixth Sense", it is the best "trick ending" of any M. Night film. I won't say any more for fear of spoiling it for you, but suffice it to say that your jaw will be on the floor (provided you are "going in blind", of course, without any prior knowledge). The ending even fits in with the context of the overall film, which is an area in which it surpasses later works such as "The Village" & "Lady In The Water".The acting is also terrific, with Gibson giving a poignant performance as the faithless former preacher. Phoenix and the children characters provide some much-needed comic relief in such a dark (and sometimes emotionally dreary) film. As usual, one of M. Night's most underrated directorial talents shines through: the ability to change the mood of a piece on a dime, perfectly blending satire with mystery/adventure without either getting stale.Overall, "Signs" is a wonderful movie if you are a fan of mysteries or sci-fi tales. It even has the "human touch" to vault it into all-time favorite status. Incredibly, after fooling us already with "Sixth Sense", M. Night turns around a scant few years later and turns the exact same trick. Remarkable.

The movie Signs was released in August second of 2002. This movie was directed and produced by M. Night Shyamalan. The genre of this movie is science fiction thriller. The major actors in this movie are Mel Gibson, Joaquin Phoenix, Rory Culkin, and Abigail Breslin. In the movie, Rory and Abigail are kids, but they are grown up to adults now. The story is about Episcopal Priest's family and aliens coming to the earth. There are conflicts between an alien and the main character's family, and the story is about it. I really enjoyed this movie, because there was a final reversal and the ending was different with what I expected. I personally really liked this movie because the symbolism in this movie was kind of touching. Everything in the movie was all connecting, so I think the plot of the overall movie was good. One unique thing about director M. Night Shyamalan is that he always comes out as an actor in his movie. Whenever I watch his movie, I am always trying to find him out while watching the movie. Another unique thing about his movie is that when he is filming the movie, he uses lots of long shots other than short shots. I think these long shots make watchers to fall into the movie, because short shots make people hard to concentrate. I personally recommend this movie to Christians, because this movie's message is related to the religious thing. This movie shows and talks about faith in Christianity, but it can also be related to other religions. I just watched this movie once, so if I have a chance to watch it again, I will definitely watch it. I am sure that if I watch this movie again, I will catch more details from the movie and enjoy more.