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Night Shyamalan as Ray Reddy 5 — Amazing 4 — Great 3 — Good 2 — Fair 1 — Poor Patricia Kalember as Colleen Hess 5 — Amazing 4 — Great 3 — Good 2 — Fair 1 — Poor A few more questions (optional) Filmmaking How would you rate M. Night Shyamalan's direction of Signs? 5 — Amazing 4 — Great 3 — Good 2 — Fair 1 — Poor How would you rate James Newton Howard's score? 5 — Amazing 4 — Great 3 — Good 2 — Fair 1 — Poor How would you rate the film's use of suspense and what it chooses not to show? 5 — Amazing 4 — Great 3 — Good 2 — Fair 1 — Poor The Crop Signs How would you rate the discovery of the crop circles in the Hess family's cornfield? 5 — Amazing 4 — Great 3 — Good 2 — Fair 1 — Poor How would you rate Graham and Merrill's nighttime pursuit through the cornfield? 5 — Amazing 4 — Great 3 — Good 2 — Fair 1 — Poor How would you rate the family's early attempts to understand whether the signs are a prank or something more? 5 — Amazing 4 — Great 3 — Good 2 — Fair 1 — Poor Something Is Out There How would you rate the baby monitor sequence? 5 — Amazing 4 — Great 3 — Good 2 — Fair 1 — Poor How would you rate Graham's encounter with a figure on the farmhouse roof? 5 — Amazing 4 — Great 3 — Good 2 — Fair 1 — Poor How would you rate the birthday-party television footage from Brazil? 5 — Amazing 4 — Great 3 — Good 2 — Fair 1 — Poor How would you rate the film's use of television and radio reports to show events unfolding around the world? 5 — Amazing 4 — Great 3 — Good 2 — Fair 1 — Poor The Hess Family How would you rate the family dinner scene as the crisis grows more serious? 5 — Amazing 4 — Great 3 — Good 2 — Fair 1 — Poor How would you rate Graham and Merrill's conversation about faith, luck, and whether there are such things as miracles? 5 — Amazing 4 — Great 3 — Good 2 — Fair 1 — Poor How would you rate the film's handling of Graham's loss of faith? 5 — Amazing 4 — Great 3 — Good 2 — Fair 1 — Poor How would you rate the relationship between Graham, Merrill, Morgan, and Bo? 5 — Amazing 4 — Great 3 — Good 2 — Fair 1 — Poor Ray Reddy How would you rate Graham's visit to Ray Reddy's house? 5 — Amazing 4 — Great 3 — Good 2 — Fair 1 — Poor How would you rate the pantry-door sequence? 5 — Amazing 4 — Great 3 — Good 2 — Fair 1 — Poor The Farmhouse How would you rate the family's preparations to protect the farmhouse? 5 — Amazing 4 — Great 3 — Good 2 — Fair 1 — Poor How would you rate the nighttime siege of the Hess home? 5 — Amazing 4 — Great 3 — Good 2 — Fair 1 — Poor How would you rate the basement sequence? 5 — Amazing 4 — Great 3 — Good 2 — Fair 1 — Poor The Finale How would you rate the final confrontation inside the farmhouse? 5 — Amazing 4 — Great 3 — Good 2 — Fair 1 — Poor How would you rate the way earlier details and character moments become important during the climax? 5 — Amazing 4 — Great 3 — Good 2 — Fair 1 — Poor How would you rate the film's resolution of Graham's struggle with faith? 5 — Amazing 4 — Great 3 — Good 2 — Fair 1 — Poor Overall How well does Signs balance science fiction, suspense, family drama, and themes of faith? 5 — Amazing 4 — Great 3 — Good 2 — Fair 1 — Poor How would you rate the film's atmosphere and sense of dread? 5 — Amazing 4 — Great 3 — Good 2 — Fair 1 — Poor How would you rate the film's emotional impact? 5 — Amazing 4 — Great 3 — Good 2 — Fair 1 — Poor How much does Signs make you want to watch it again? 5 — Amazing 4 — Great 3 — Good 2 — Fair 1 — Poor Write your review Review title * Up to 100 characters. 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