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The Signal (2014)

PG-13  |   |  Sci-Fi, Thriller  |  10 July 2014 (Germany)
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On a road trip, Nic and two friends are drawn to an isolated area by a computer genius. When everything suddenly goes dark, Nic regains consciousness - only to find himself in a waking nightmare.

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Patrick Davidson ...
Boy Playing Claw Game
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Nic
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Gas Station Clerk
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Roy Kenny ...
Hazmat 1
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Hazmat 2
Ricardo Campos ...
Hazmat 3
Drew Sykes ...
Hazmat 4
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Mirabelle
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James
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On a road trip, Nic and two friends are drawn to an isolated area by a computer genius. When everything suddenly goes dark, Nic regains consciousness - only to find himself in a waking nightmare.

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Rated PG-13 for some thematic elements, violence and language | See all certifications »

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The IP address that Nic and Jonah use to trace Nomad's location in Nevada, 192.117.255.147, actually belongs to "SMILE - Internet Gold" which is one of Israel's largest communication companies that provides web connectivity to thousands of subscribers, in both business and residential environments. See more »

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The visual of Damon's face in his helmet keeps changing from normal to enlarged, as if the faceplate and side-plates are magnifying his head. See more »

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Haley: Nic, I offer to help, not because I think you need it, but because I know you don't.
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Union
Performed by Deptford Goth
Written by Daniel Woolhouse
Courtesy of Merok/[PIAS] Cooperative
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Not what I was expecting - in a good way!
2 October 2014 | by See all my reviews

From the trailer I expected The Signal to be a sort of Blair Witch take on an alien encounter with some retro, creep-tastic Hazmat encounters. While there were certainly elements of that in the film, the actual storyline exceeded my expectations, as did the philosophical undercurrent to the film. This is a movie that explores the dichotomy of human nature, specifically the war between logic and reason, and emotion. These characters are fighting themselves as much as they are extrinsic factors. Kudos to the Brenton Thwaites (an actor I'd never heard of before now) for keeping me emotionally and mentally engaged throughout the movie and holding his own against the filmic might of Laurence Fishburne.

In short, this felt a bit like Dark City meets Signs, and I really enjoyed the weird twists and turns in a narrative I fully expected to be formulaic and predictable.


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