Review of The Signal

The Signal (2024)
6/10
Amazing overarching concept, but poor storytelling
13 March 2024
Warning: Spoilers
The 4 episodes mini series would fit a lot better in a 90 mins movie.

The pace of the main mystery solving is unnecessarily slow, with extremely clear clues provided early on. Once the audience grasps the nature of the mystery, the final answer becomes predictable, yet the characters take an excessively long time to reach the conclusion.

The characters building seem very forced and not consecutive. The female astronaut was initially depicted as a confident and independent woman in the flashbacks (occasionally give cringe and "I'm not like other girls" vibe), but her behavior in space reveals constant self-doubt and reliance on the older Black Orphan for decision-making. She's been described as the smartest by all other characters, but even the ultimate "outsmarting" "two steps ahead" came across as mere attempts to rectify previous mistakes.

The portrayal of the father's inability to cope with grief, resulting in neglect of the child's feelings, the child in denial of mother's death, the father's outburst, the "I wish you were the one died", so overly cliché even an AI could handle this emotional line better.

On the good side, the final concept and the message it sends is magnificent, and Mini Mr. Robot's performance was outstanding!
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