The Happening
The plot remains mysterious but involves some kind of mass plague threatening to take down humanity. In the trailer a character revealingly states, "there appears to be an event happening". The film is described as "a paranoid thriller about a family on the run from a natural crisis that presents a large-scale threat to humanity."
- Director:
- M. Night Shyamalan ('The Sixth Sense', 'Unbreakable', 'Signs', 'The Village', 'Lady in the Water')
- Writer:
- M. Night Shyamalan
- Cast:
- Mark WahlbergZooey DeschanelJohn LeguizamoSpencer Breslin
Reviews & comments
Incorrect all of you!
I disagree with the reviews here... i think the film has been mis-interpreted. This is a fun, B-movie. It's not supposed to be serious, and thankfully MNS is not heavy handed here (which ruined his previous 3 films)... I thought it was funny, freaky-assed. In fact its my favourite blockbuster of the year. Go see it with no predetermined MNS expectations.
Absolute Garbage
M. Night Shyamalan has definitely jumped the shark with this piece of garbage. The acting is worse than a b-grade 70s porno, the characters are weak and storyline lacks any of the twists and turns that normally make his films watchable. I can't agree more with the other review who summed up the film with the phrase "give me my money back".
How The Great Fall
There was once a time that "Directed by M Night Shyamalan" got me excited. Not now. Love him or hate him, he had a unique style and some impressive success early on. Namely: ‘The Sixth Sense’ (remarkable); ‘Unbreakable’ (clever); ‘Signs’ (brilliant); ‘The Village’ (interesting); ‘Lady in the Water’ (“what the ____”); ‘The Happening’ (“Give me my money...
Village Voice
pressWhat a bunch of nonsense--effective nonsense, chilling nonsense, occasionally wrenching nonsense, but nonsense nonetheless.
Variety
pressIn short, this is a Shyamalan movie minus the bravado, the swagger; there are no audacious attempts to pull out the rug from under the audience, no ham-fisted lessons about the importance of religious belief or the power of storytelling.
Hollywood Reporter
pressThe movie seems more like a '50s science fiction film of extreme paranoia or an episode of "The Twilight Zone" that even at a swiftly paced 90 minutes feels padded.
Dominion Post
pressThe same tyro who wrote and directed The Sixth Sense before he was 30, then followed up that mighty success with the flawed but likeable Unbreakable, the promising but ultimately laughable Signs, the imponderably daft The Village and the flat-out deranged The Lady in the Water is back cluttering up the multiplex for a week or two with The Happening.
Village Voice
pressWhat a bunch of nonsense--effective nonsense, chilling nonsense, occasionally wrenching nonsense, but nonsense nonetheless.
Variety
pressIn short, this is a Shyamalan movie minus the bravado, the swagger; there are no audacious attempts to pull out the rug from under the audience, no ham-fisted lessons about the importance of religious belief or the power of storytelling.
Hollywood Reporter
pressThe movie seems more like a '50s science fiction film of extreme paranoia or an episode of "The Twilight Zone" that even at a swiftly paced 90 minutes feels padded.
Dominion Post
pressThe same tyro who wrote and directed The Sixth Sense before he was 30, then followed up that mighty success with the flawed but likeable Unbreakable, the promising but ultimately laughable Signs, the imponderably daft The Village and the flat-out deranged The Lady in the Water is back cluttering up the multiplex for a week or two with The Happening.
Incorrect all of you!
I disagree with the reviews here... i think the film has been mis-interpreted. This is a fun, B-movie. It's not supposed to be serious, and thankfully MNS is not heavy handed here (which ruined his previous 3 films)... I thought it was funny, freaky-assed. In fact its my favourite blockbuster of the year. Go see it with no predetermined MNS expectations.
Absolute Garbage
M. Night Shyamalan has definitely jumped the shark with this piece of garbage. The acting is worse than a b-grade 70s porno, the characters are weak and storyline lacks any of the twists and turns that normally make his films watchable. I can't agree more with the other review who summed up the film with the phrase "give me my money back".
How The Great Fall
There was once a time that "Directed by M Night Shyamalan" got me excited. Not now. Love him or hate him, he had a unique style and some impressive success early on. Namely: ‘The Sixth Sense’ (remarkable); ‘Unbreakable’ (clever); ‘Signs’ (brilliant); ‘The Village’ (interesting); ‘Lady in the Water’ (“what the ____”); ‘The Happening’ (“Give me my money...
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