The Happening (Vague review)

[Ijiwaru Sensei]

I wanted to like this movie, but it just wasn't happening.

 

The performances are stilted. Characters are underdeveloped. Several scenes are contrived. The plot seems a bit disjointed. The explanation for the "Happening" should probably have remained a mystery.

 

That said, the film does at times capture an eeriness, but that simply isn't enough.

 

[EastCoastExchange-migratio]

I going to see it @ 5 o'clock

 

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[paperheart]

38 on metacritic- i'd rather have my eyes stuck w/ knitting needles

[sterlingcomics]

Maybe they should've done a remake of "What's Happening"...that would probably make it far more bizarre and contrived that it already is.

 

[cd4ever]

After The Village and Lady in the Water, there is pretty much nothing that could make me go see one of this guys' movies again.

[trmoore54]

I've already heard 3 reviews that state it sucks big time...counting last 2 movies and now this one...Strike 3, yer out and Good Night Mr. Night!

[sterlingcomics]

After The Village and Lady in the Water, there is pretty much nothing that could make me go see one of this guys' movies again.

The director did these movies too? Sounds like a couple of "scarefests" that I avoided accidentally but for apparent good reason.

 

BTW, I saw "The Strangers" and thought I would sleep through it. The contrived nature of the movie, the slow plodding, the bad acting, and "because you were home" is all that needs to be said about that POS. At least some folks in SC got jobs (that's where it was filmed).

[ashrael]

After The Village and Lady in the Water, there is pretty much nothing that could make me go see one of this guys' movies again.

 

No love for "The Village"? I really enjoyed that movie. I only saw the beginning of "Lady in the Water" so I can't comment on that.

 

I have some free movie passes and don't like anything better, so I will probably go see "The Happening" in the next few days.

[nearmint]

If the trailer is any indication, "The Happening" is 90 minutes of Mark Wahlberg looking stunned.

[divad]

I take it were not talking Anthony Quinn here . . .

 

 

Now THAT was a movie

[JazzMan]

Glad I saw this...I was going to go tomorrow...I'll wait 'till it comes out on cable next month.

[50 Cent #II (1st)]

I've liked most of M. Knight's stuff, but nothing is as good as the Sixth and nothings been as bad as Lady. But since Sixth was his first and Lady was his last, I can only hope this one's going in the opposite direction. Looks like it might not and he might hit a new low...

[The Black Hand ®]

See....this is what happens when you try to make the same movie over and over again. The Director's caught in quicksand now, the more he struggles and tries to recapture the" Sixth Sense", the deeper he sinks. Still, I wouldn't mind having his carreer.

[bronze_rules]

He sure knows how to make some inviting commercials, though.

 

Every commercial looks like it's going to rule... then

 

lady in the water

village

signs

 

Heard all I needed to know....

DVD here I come.

 

You guys had to have liked unbreakable at least.

[The Black Hand ®]

http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080612/REVIEWS/545929629

 

I respect Ebert's opinion, so I still may see this film.

[CKB]

He sure knows how to make some inviting commercials, though.

 

Every commercial looks like it's going to rule... then

 

lady in the water

village

signs

 

Heard all I needed to know....

DVD here I come.

 

You guys had to have liked unbreakable at least.

 

Unbreakable is a masterpiece. Willis was perfect. Watchmen can only hope to be as good.

 

 

[CKB]

http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080612/REVIEWS/545929629

 

I respect Ebert's opinion, so I still may see this film.

 

I know I have. For some time the thought has been gathering at the back of my mind that we are in the final act. We have finally insulted the planet so much that it can no longer sustain us. It is exhausted. It never occurred to me that vegetation might exterminate us. In fact, the form of the planet's revenge remains undefined in my thoughts, although I have read of rising sea levels and the ends of species.

 

[Pitboss]

I will have to see this one for myself,because I had given up hope on Shamalayan(after Unbreakable of course!) until Lady in the Water.Turned out to be a well-made masterpiece with great characters and a perfect storyline.Everyone said it sucked.....oh well,each his own,I really enjoyed it.

[musicmeta]

After The Village and Lady in the Water, there is pretty much nothing that could make me go see one of this guys' movies again.

 

I'm going to catch "The Happening" on cable. The Village was boring and "Lady in the Water was ok, but not worth spending money at a movie theatre IMHYWO.

 

 

[heinlein99]

Plants unleashing a weird hormone to make people go crazy? . The trailer showed folks floating thru the air, so I expected something supernatural. Anything else is a cop-out (but what do you expect from MNS).