Medjay here, offering another review for the latest weekend release. This time it's Signs which I saw with the fellas last night.
First off, let me say that I will not discuss what the film is about because it's best you know as little as possible before going in.
I will say that I enjoyed it just as much as The Sixth Sense and more than Unbreakable (although I did like Unbreakable). M. Night Shyamalan has really begun to impress me not only as a director but as a storyteller. And that's why Signs succeeds. It is pure story. No tricks, no bombastic action sequences, no frills. Just a very well-thought-out and executed display of storytelling. It reminds me of what used to be Stephen King's greatest skill: The ability to take normal people and place them into very abnormal situations, all the while never letting the audience fail to relate to the characters.
The film is funny, suspenseful and actually rather scary. I jumped more times than I have at a movie in recent memory. I just wish I had taken a date along instead of going with the guys. It's always fun to have women grab your arm in the theatre.
First off, let me say that I will not discuss what the film is about because it's best you know as little as possible before going in.
I will say that I enjoyed it just as much as The Sixth Sense and more than Unbreakable (although I did like Unbreakable). M. Night Shyamalan has really begun to impress me not only as a director but as a storyteller. And that's why Signs succeeds. It is pure story. No tricks, no bombastic action sequences, no frills. Just a very well-thought-out and executed display of storytelling. It reminds me of what used to be Stephen King's greatest skill: The ability to take normal people and place them into very abnormal situations, all the while never letting the audience fail to relate to the characters.
The film is funny, suspenseful and actually rather scary. I jumped more times than I have at a movie in recent memory. I just wish I had taken a date along instead of going with the guys. It's always fun to have women grab your arm in the theatre.
