Mel Gibson plays an ex-Father of the Catholic Church who has lost his faith after the tragic death of his wife. Living in a farm with his two young children and his brother a few miles outside of Philadelphia he is trying to cope with his loss and find a new way for himself. When another sudden turn of events will change his life again. It begins with crop circles appearing in his corn fields and continues with other strange events like his dogs and animals going crazy as well as weird noise heard over a baby monitor. As the events unfold you are confronted whether this is a real alien invasion or just another hoax.

Shyamalan is becoming today’s modern day Hitchcock as he unleashes his latest suspense thriller in his career. His previous movies "Sixth Sense" and "Unbreakable" have been heralded as masters of suspense but Signs outdoes both of them in a thrill packed ride that leaves you breathless and wanting for more. It is hard to talk to much about the plot as it would ruin it for those who have not seen it but the ending makes you realize that this is more of a character driven movie that would be great for a second viewing to see how Gibson’s character is evolved and changed. Gibson does a superb job in this movie making me realize afterwards that there is hardly ever a movie of his I do not like not only for the movies but his great acting skills. The actors who played his kids also did a great job making you feel for this family and rooting for them in some of the more tense moments. This is the type of movie that you can just leave everything at the door and just enjoy a thrill packed ride like no other. These types of movies are staring to come full circle like last years "The Others" in being more about the thrill and the suspense of it all rather than in one graphic moment after another, which had dominated the field for much of the 90's. Not for the squeamish though as several moments will make you nearly leap out of you seat. A must see for everybody.
4.5 stars out of 5