The Signal is like a Romero zombie movie in which the zombies aren't dead, they're just really temperamental. Evil here is technology-born. Maybe our cellphones and satellite dishes are giving us all the crazy.Read Full Review »
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Philadelphia Inquirer: Tirdad Derakhshani
The Signal has its share of things to say about urban paranoia, road rage, addiction - whether to sex, drugs or, more dangerously, consumerism. But it stands apart from other pictures of the same ilk by using its apocalypse as a backdrop to a bitter-sweet love story.Read Full Review »
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The New York Times: Matt Zoller Seitz
Part 1, directed by David Bruckner is superb, with affecting performances, a sense of dread reminiscent of John Carpenter’s “Prince of Darkness” and many striking images. Part 2, directed by Dan Bush aims for George Romero-style ghastly humor, but it’s more grating than funny. Part 3, directed by Jacob Gentry adds a splash of tragic love, but its preference for gore over feeling becomes monotonous.Read Full Review »
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Owen Gleiberman
Mostly comes down to rage fiends going at one another with baseball bats, knives, pesticide tanks, and power drills.Read Full Review »
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Village Voice: Jim Ridley
This uneven but impressive shot-on-digital shocker earns a marker in the mausoleum of apocalyptic horror--a genre that's proving (un)surprisingly durable in the new century.Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: John Anderson
In a movie about perception, misperception and the ramifications of misunderstanding, it's a bit ironic that the directors can't get out of one another's way.Read Full Review »
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ReelViews: James Berardinelli
It doesn't take long for the The Signal's promising beginning to fade into a haze that leaves the viewer exhausted and irritated.Read Full Review »
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