Signs

Pros: Mel Gibson is a good actor and it has a good moral.
Cons: Um... the cheesy plot maybe?

Signs got so much hype. I think I am the only person in this 6000 person town who didn't go see it, and everyone who did told me it was so great and so scary. I read reviews that said it was great and scary. So when I spent $2.50, I expected to see...

Pros: In Shyamalan's tradition of making B-movies ideas as good cinema, he does it again.
Cons: Though I love where the ending went, it happened a bit out of the blue.

A suspense movie gets a rise out of an audience that doesn't know what will happen next. The trailers for Signs that have been playing for the past few months have done a good job of keeping the film mysterious (which is something that can't be said for...

Pros: Substance and style weave a strong fabric as the tale is spun
Cons: Disappointing "surprise" ending

Your mother probably told you, "Don't talk with your mouth full." In this case the writer/director has a mouthful to say, and thank goodness he didn't heed that little piece of mother's advice.

"Signs" offers not only signs of faith, it also...

Pros: Fine performances, well-handled suspense scenes, good script
Cons: Feels oddly small for a story of this size

Ambitious. This is the best I can do to summon a word that described M. Night Shyamalan's latest "thriller with heart," Signs. (I saw the film two weeks ago, and probably should have written this then, because some of my initial reactions have faded from...

Pros: Cathartic Roller Coaster
Cons: Major Achilles heal with Explanation

“…And it was so, that when he had turned his back to go from Samuel, God gave him another heart: And all those signs came to pass that day...(1 Samuel 10: 9)” “Signs” is M. Night Shyamalan’s vie for Alfred Hitchcock’s kingdom.

Mel...

Pros: First half is great scary fun; beautiful cinematography
Cons: Script falls apart at the end; turns into a monster movie

"Signs," the latest offering by director M. Night Shyamalan, starts off in rousing style with farmer Graham Hess (Mel Gibson) and his two children Morgan (Rory Culkin) and Mo (Abigail Breslin) finding a set of crop circles in the vastness of their...

Pros: Suspenseful, Excellent Acting, Doesn't rely on heavy special effects
Cons: Don't expect an "Independence Day" type of film.

Having seen "The Sixth Sense" (loved it) and "Unbreakable" (hated it), I was undecided on the future of M. Night Shyamalan. When I saw the previews of "Signs" and realized he had a new one out, I was not overly optimistic about it. Frankly, I was...

Pros: A very interesting explanation of how and why crop circles are.
Cons: The ending feels odd, but I still understand why it was that way.

So, which catagory do you fit in? The ones that believe in miracles or the ones that believe things just happen?

Mel Gibson plays a tortured father and widower in this wonderfully written and directed AND very spooky movie.
Graham Hess...

Pros: One would have thought "M. Night Shyamalan."
Cons: M. Night Shyamalan is his own worst enemy

Has anyone seen the "real" M. Night Shyamalan lately? The genius who was responsible for "The Sixth Sense"? Where has he wandered and will he ever return to the writing and directing form we know so well? As King Monghut (Yul Brynner) in "The King and I"...

Pros: The humor, the first two thirds
Cons: The horrific letdown that is the last third of the film

Spoiler Alert: I give some MAJOR things away about this supremely unsatisfying film. Do not read on if you plan to see this movie. If you do plan to see this movie, please make other plans.

All Signs Point to No

M. Night Shyamalan...

Pros: Moments of Acting
Cons: Poor direction, Ridiculous Characters, Disappointing Plot, Utter Lack of Mood

Saturday night, I was given the choice of which DVD my friends and I were going to watch and I opted against "The Emperor's New Clothes" and "Bloodwork" and instead chose "Signs." Upon sitting through "Signs," I feel I should have chosen Ian Holm's...

Pros: Solid suspenseful build-up, reminiscent of War of the Worlds; top acting by Joaquin Phoenix
Cons: A lackluster explanation given as an ending that may disappoint some

With $61 million already in the bank in its first weekend of release, someone obviously did their marketing homework for M. Night Shyamalan's new film, "Signs". All signs point to "surefire hit" instead of "surprising sleeper" which Sixth Sense was....

Pros: depth of characters, message that we need faith, beings out sympathy in us
Cons: Not a GRABBER at first. Had to go back see more times!

REVIEW OF "SIGNS"

This is my review of the movie "SIGNS". I try to not
only just review a movie but add a little about some
personal things relative to it. It is not always easy
to write a review of a movie without giving away...

Pros: The actress playing the little girl was very good
Cons: The lame plot, bad directing, bad acting, this movie sucks

I don't know where to begin with this movie. I saw it last night, and at the end my husband and I just burst out laughing right there in the movie theater. Maybe if it had not been so hyped I would have been less offended, but really what are people...

Pros: Good if you like a deep meaning
Cons: Bad if you like a believable story.

Let me say first before I rip this movie to shreds… I liked it, really I did. Look no movie about god and space aliens is going to be perfect, especially when it has to have a Shyamalanesque drawn out suspense and drama.

One good thing I can...