Signs Movie Review 2002

Shyamalan takes on crop circles in this eerily potent psycho-thriller. Widowed father Gibson, a lapsed minister, lives on a farm with children Culkin and Breslin, along with younger brother Phoenix when things start to get strange. Everything seems normal, but even simple everyday actions are steeped in the brand of moodiness and unspoken dread that Shyamalan does best. By the time mysterious circles appear in the cornfields, it's clear that the question of whether or not aliens are to blame for the crop circles is secondary to how the characters will react. Quiet and intense, what doesn't happen is as important as what does in this top-notch suspenser. Film was shot in the director's native Pennsylvania.

Distribution

Not Yet Released

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 120 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Supernatural Horror, Farm Livin', Widows & Widowers, Brothers & Sisters, Dads, Alien Beings--Vicious, Top Grossing Films of 2002, Stay-at-Home Dads, Clergymen

Screenplay

M. Night Shyamalan

Cast

Mel Gibson, Joaquin Rafael (Leaf) Phoenix, Rory Culkin, Abigail Breslin, Cherry Jones, Patricia Kalember, M. Night Shyamalan

Cinematography

Tak Fujimoto

Director

M. Night Shyamalan

Music

James Newton Howard

Other

Tod A. Maitland, Barbara Tulliver, Keith Cunningham, Ann Roth, Larry Fulton

Producer

Frank Marshall, Sam Mercer, M. Night Shyamalan, Touchstone Pictures, Blinding Edge Pictures, Buena Vista