An Invisible Sign (2010)

Sick Product of a Sick System

Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

Great movie! If you want to be entertained and have a few good laughs, see this movie. The music is also very good,

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

sure, it is far to be the right word. but it is the most comfortable. for a beautiful story, for a great job from Jessica Alba, for the touching atmosphere, for the performances of Marylouise Burke and J.K. Simmons. maybe because I am teacher, Mona Gray seems to me one of the most seductive characters from the last decade of cinema. because this job remains a refuge, has deep roots in the experiences of childhood, impose a form of train of exercises to escape from yourself. if a sin of film must be defined, it is , maybe, the desire of director to be a complete work - from traumas to the love story. but it is a small, almost insignificant sin. so, a lovely/touching film.

"An Invisible Sign" really had potential to be something unique, sadly, it turned out not to spread out all of its potential. It was a shame, because the movie really did have a beautiful story at heart, it was just directed and told in a manner that really didn't make use of everything the movie and the actors had to offer.The story in "An Invisible Sign" is about Mona Gray (played by Jessica Alba) who has withdrawn herself into a world of math after her father (played by John Shea) became suddenly ill. Without work and means of supporting herself, Mona finds herself having to live on her own for the first time. Luckily her mother (played by Sonia Braga) manages to find Mona a teaching job at the local school as a math teacher. Untrained for teaching, Mona finds herself thrust into a parental role to some of the children as they have very real problems and crisis of their own.What made the movie worthwhile watching was the acting put on by all the actors and actresses that were in the movie, because they really delivered some amazing performances. However, it was limited how much they had to work with here, and it was a shame, because this limitation really held back what could have been awesome performances.The characters in the movie were distinctive, unique and very nicely carved out with their quirks, traits and personalities. And the characters were persons and individuals that you immediately bought into, taking a liking or a disliking to.There was untapped potential in this movie, and the world will never get to see what a beautiful story the movie could have bloomed into in the hands of the right storyteller.

I thought this was a nice, enjoyable family movie. My kids liked it and I did too. Mona Gray is a 'weirdo-bizzaro' kind of person who seems to find it difficult getting on in life. In fact, her life seems to be lost in translation since her father suffered a nervous breakdown. She does have issues but getting to know other 'weird' people seems to show her a different aspect of life. The film moves along nicely and I think Jessica Alba does a good job with the Mona Gray character. Like Mona says, " there comes a time in your life when you realize you are the person in charge. You are the adult" This a film about growing up and facing up to life's responsibilities, challenging those demons that make you feel worthless. Definitely worth a watch.

"An Invisible Sign" finds Jessica Alba being stabbed in the leg by an axe and shedding buckets of tears, all to convince you that she's a "serious actress". The film is mostly terrible, but it's middle act is pleasantly cute, Alba wears a nice coat throughout and the film has a concept – a frigid, socially distant woman struggles to connect with others - that would make a good drama in another director's hands.The film was directed b Marilyn Agrelo, who peppers "An Invisible Sign" with alpha-numerical metaphysical musings which never quite work. Her point: accept fate where necessary, don't view the world through the prism of signs, and try to find the right balance between "living for yourself and your problems" and "living for others and their problems". Bending too hard in either direction lead to neuroses.Alba spends the film overacting, playing her character much too introverted, much too bottled up (it's not all her fault), a charade which reveals its superficiality when the film ends and she finds herself sucking her lover's tongue like a seasoned babe. Hyper-cute, the actress never convinces as a dweeby maths wizard.6.9/10 - Worth one viewing.