Customer Reviews

Signs of Life [VHS]

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This film from 1989 explores values within a community of people who have worked together in a boat factory. The problem confronted in the plot is not the fact that the factory must close for lack of customers but rather how each of the co-workers must deal with that closing in the context of their personal relationships outside the shop. The acting/directing is flawless. Part of the plot hangs on a mystical solution, but it is handled well enough to make it believable. The values of the story like values in any human relationship are both bad and good, but the message is positive and possibly more important in terms of the art of film, the whole package is a wonderful entertainment. I recommend you see it for yourself.

I adore Vincent D'Onofrio. He has such a wide range of talent. This movie had comedy and a story with heart.

i am amazed that I found a tape in such good condition! It looks like it was a rental tape or library stock at one point, but the movie is sentimental to my family and I have searched for it on and off for years. I was worried about buying a used tape, but was pleasantly surprised and would not hesitate to buy a used product again.

This is the first time I purchased a used VHS..........I will never do it again. The tape was awful. Lines running through the entire movie and it could not be adjusted. It was a big mistake.

If you've seen it once, you must see it again! Its like one of those stories you HAVE to read in literature class, the type thats in a collection. You weren't sure you'd be interested, but after you read it, you want to read it again because it is so good. The acting is superb, and the plot is tied together seamlessly. Each time I watch it, I see something new, or understand differently. The characters are so real, like you could know them. I felt a part of the story. It is wonderful.