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News: In 'Signs,' every detail is designed to inspire a leap of faith
Video: Mel Gibson discusses "Signs"
Video: M. Night Shaymalan and Mel Gibson talk about "Signs"
Joe Baltake
Sacramento Bee Movie Critic
Shyamalan has made a dark, rich, luxuriant film -- it has the texture of velvet -- which, when all is said and done, is about nothing. But that's just my opinion. Others may view "Signs" as some kind of religious parable or supernatural portend. For me, it's just a directorial exercise, with a young filmmaker aping the old masters. ...
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
M. Night Shyamalan's "Signs" is the work of a born filmmaker, able to summon apprehension out of thin air. When it is over, we think not how little has been decided, but how much has been experienced. Here is a movie in which the plot is the rhythm section, not the melody. ...
Mary F. Pols
The Contra Costa Times
M. Night Shyamalan's exhilarating supernatural thriller "Signs" functions like a thick blanket of fog. When it's over, you can insist you weren't fooled by it, that you recognized all-too-familiar landmarks through that choking wet haze; but you can't deny that plunging blind through it drove your adrenaline levels through the roof. ...
Chris Hewitt
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Watching "Signs" makes us feel like detectives. We're part of the process of getting to the bottom of its mysteries, which makes watching the movie more rewarding than, say, "The Sum of All Fears," where all the work is done for us. As a result, it's one of those movies that get better as you think about them. ...
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Signs
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(2002)
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Overview:
Everything that farmer Graham Hess (Mel Gibson) assumed about the world is changed when he discovers a message -- an intricate pattern of circles and lines -- carved into his crops. As he investigates the unfolding mystery, what he finds will forever alter the lives of his brother (Joaquin Phoenix) and children (Rory Culkin and Abigail Breslin).
Starring:
Mel Gibson, Joaquin Phoenix, Rory Culkin, Abigail Breslin, Cherry Jones, Patricia Kalember and M. Night Shyamalan
Writer-director:
M. Night Shyamalan
Cinematographer:
Tak Fujimoto
Composer:
James Newton Howard
Studio:
Touchstone Pictures
Release Date:
Aug. 2, 2002
MPAA Rating:
(PG-13) - for some frightening moments
Running Time:
106 minutes
Websites:
Official Site
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