Movie Review: The Signal (2007)

By Cassandra Senior

The Signal is a rare mix of a gorey-bloodbath and an

intellectual thriller.

What if an eerie

transmission overtook every cell

phone, television and radio in the city? Half of the people

who hear it turn into raging, violent and uncontrollable killers--

the other half must figure out how to protect themselves and

who can be trusted.

While the story begins as another Saw with the amount of

fake blood used, it quickly develops into an intriguing

psychological satire. The Atlanta filmmaking team of David

Bruckner, Dan Bush and Jacob Gentry take turns directing

their eerie tale, which they break into three "transmissions".

Each transmission shifts its point of view to create a larger,

more meaningful story that explores dark secrets and fears as

well as jealousy and betrayal.

While Anessa Ramsey (Mya), AJ Bowen (Lewis) and Justin

Welbourn (Ben) push along the main story, Scott Poythress

(Clark) and Cheri Christian (Anna) provide much needed

comic relief, even if the comedy is black as night.