The Happening
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: June 13, 2008
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JamesEJun 13, 2008
The Happening makes The Village look like Citizen Kane. There is no 'twist,' just an idiotic premise. From the moment that hot dogs are mentioned, I wanted to jump up off a skyscraper. Don't waste your time or money! Why is The Happening makes The Village look like Citizen Kane. There is no 'twist,' just an idiotic premise. From the moment that hot dogs are mentioned, I wanted to jump up off a skyscraper. Don't waste your time or money! Why is this guy allowed to make movies still? After Signs, I tuned out, and I think I go to them now for a so-bad-it's-good MS3TK mockery experience :)… Expand
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RyanP.Jun 13, 2008
Haha. What is wrong with M. Night Shyamalan? I guess you could say this is the funniest movie of the year for all the wrong reasons!
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EricL.Jun 13, 2008
I loved the Sixth Sense and Signs, enjoyed The Lady in the Water. This movie should have been called "Waiting for Something to Happen" cause this movie is so dull!
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BrianAJun 13, 2008
Really bad movie. Let's see here, what's horrible in this film? Dialog, acting, story, plot, direction. Check all of those. The only thing good about this movie is that it's so terrible, you can laugh at it like a comedy. Not Really bad movie. Let's see here, what's horrible in this film? Dialog, acting, story, plot, direction. Check all of those. The only thing good about this movie is that it's so terrible, you can laugh at it like a comedy. Not recommended at all.… Expand
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HeidihidzW.Jun 13, 2008
Absolute worst film i have watched. Acting awful and no horor it was a comedy. the cinema was in stitches laughing do not recommend anyone wasting there money!
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BrandonK.Jun 13, 2008
The most disappointing movie ever. The only plot twist is that some members of the audience may kill themselves like the characters in the movie...only they're doing it because they wasted their money, not because the plants made them.
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PeteS.Jun 13, 2008
This was the worst movie I've ever seen. Based on the trailers I thought I might be genuinely scared. The pulse never raced and I actually chuckled a few times. The emotion I felt most during the movie must've been boredom. This This was the worst movie I've ever seen. Based on the trailers I thought I might be genuinely scared. The pulse never raced and I actually chuckled a few times. The emotion I felt most during the movie must've been boredom. This movie was awful!… Expand
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FranklinD.Jun 14, 2008
M. Night Shyamalan should stop making movies. This movie is laughable at best. His next movie should be a documentary of the people who want their money back from the Village, Lady in the water, and this shameless excuse for a movie.
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SteveC.Jun 14, 2008
Wow, what a disappointment. Night has been blinded by the light with this one. On top of the corniness, bad screenplay, and lack of a real plot, the whole idea that started with such promise turned to plain and vanilla. Why give away the Wow, what a disappointment. Night has been blinded by the light with this one. On top of the corniness, bad screenplay, and lack of a real plot, the whole idea that started with such promise turned to plain and vanilla. Why give away the movie in the first thirty minutes and then never allow the audience to believe anything else. I think after this disaster, he is really going to have to gain my trust back with his next movie or he will be just another could-of-been director.… Expand
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NateO.Jun 14, 2008
a good idea turns to another shyamalan disappointment. i don't see why he had to kill the movie with its pithy dialouge or the sad excuse you call acting. You could've americanized this 1950 sci-fi idea, not sh*t on it.
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JohnLJun 16, 2008
There can not be any other explanation for Raveesh S.'s comment besides he works for the studio that produced this. Worst movie I have ever seen in theatres.
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AlexisPJun 16, 2008
poor movie with a poor story, when you had saw the trailer no need to go watch this (bad movie) the trailer is good, so if you dont want to get disapointed keep it to the trailers
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ChrisRJun 17, 2008
M. Night's next movie will be a tribute to how consistently disappointing his movies are. Starring Nicholas Cage, the entirety of the film will be of him standing outside the theater, ticket in hand, ominous expression on his face. M. Night's next movie will be a tribute to how consistently disappointing his movies are. Starring Nicholas Cage, the entirety of the film will be of him standing outside the theater, ticket in hand, ominous expression on his face. "Should I see this?" At the last ten minutes, he decides to go in, and the movie ends with him waking up, crying at night many years later, wondering "why oh why, did I go in?"… Expand
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TylerD.Jun 17, 2008
The worst movie I've ever seen. The only scary thing is how unintentionally funny this movie is. The most disturbing part is in half the scenes you can see the mic dropping down into the top half of the screen. *ITS A $60MILLION DOLLAR The worst movie I've ever seen. The only scary thing is how unintentionally funny this movie is. The most disturbing part is in half the scenes you can see the mic dropping down into the top half of the screen. *ITS A $60MILLION DOLLAR MOVIE HOW CAN YOU ALLOW THAT.* There is nothing redeeming, Horrible acting, writing, directing, just everything is a disaster. I feel dumber for having seen it. I would rather castrate myself than see this again.… Expand
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KentonS.Jun 17, 2008
That's right, I gave this movie a 2. Why might you ask? Because there were only two things I liked about it; the incredibly awesome gore, and the hilarious cheesy lines that came out of Wahlberg's mouth. I was pretty much horribly That's right, I gave this movie a 2. Why might you ask? Because there were only two things I liked about it; the incredibly awesome gore, and the hilarious cheesy lines that came out of Wahlberg's mouth. I was pretty much horribly disappointed with everything else. I mean, the concept would be kind of cool I guess, if it was followed through with a wicked twist. Without spoiling, let's just say that M. Night did not deliver his usual set of tricks. Unlike the masterpiece that was "The Sixth Sense", "The Happening" was falling into the stupor where "Mars Attacks" and "Eight Legged Freaks" were left to die... Regardless of who has written/directed this film, don't waste your money and see it.… Expand
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JWilsonJun 18, 2008
Really bad film - transparent acting, no depth in the script, no suspense - whole thing was laughable, but for all the wrong reasons. Why were 2 shots of the boom left in and not spotted by the editing team? - I walked out before the film Really bad film - transparent acting, no depth in the script, no suspense - whole thing was laughable, but for all the wrong reasons. Why were 2 shots of the boom left in and not spotted by the editing team? - I walked out before the film ended - I could not have cared less if all the characters had just dropped down dead!… Expand
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YogurtJun 19, 2008
Was this a comedy? Really? Why was I laughing throughout the whole film? I'll tell you why.. I had moderate respect for Shaymalan before I watched this film. The dialogue was predictable and over emphisised, I mean, I know the plot was Was this a comedy? Really? Why was I laughing throughout the whole film? I'll tell you why.. I had moderate respect for Shaymalan before I watched this film. The dialogue was predictable and over emphisised, I mean, I know the plot was suspect but the actors dont have to say out loud there every thought.. As for the actors, I dont think we will be seeing the majority of them in any films too soon. Also, the line "I am the same, I dont like to show my emotions" does NOT excuse the god awfull acting.. I mean.. eughgh Rated as a 2 for making me laugh… Expand
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BobW.Jun 19, 2008
The plot was alright, but at 11 cents a minute, I expect a little more. With what has to be the slowest end credits, this movie creeps slightly past 90 minutes, but in substance, it is about as long as your average commute. I tally 75 minutes.
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DrewJun 21, 2008
The plot did not suck me in at all. Was not thought provoking like M Nights' movies usually are. Very linear and predictable. Cheesy acting on top of that.
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JJun 23, 2008
Terrible. Absolutely terrible.
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SteveKJun 28, 2008
I have never rated a movie before, but I figure I have to warn everyone, this so called movie was the worst thing I've ever wasted my time watching.... You've been warned.
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SDKJun 28, 2008
one of the worst movies I've seen in the past 5 years - an dog tired plot - poor characters and acting - SO many holes (like questions that get asked repeatedly throughout the movie which have already been answered) - i think my IQ went one of the worst movies I've seen in the past 5 years - an dog tired plot - poor characters and acting - SO many holes (like questions that get asked repeatedly throughout the movie which have already been answered) - i think my IQ went down a couple points after watching this - give me lady in the water any day! when are people going to realize that mainstream Hollywood blows and will continue to blow - and according to the over reviews on this page - Hollywood has made some fans.… Expand
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RandoM.Jul 11, 2008
It wasn't happening. 'Nuff said.
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JonHJul 14, 2008
There were one or two original moments that were thrilling but overall the story and the acting were not very good, and the "explanation" for the happening was original but dumb. I think the movie had some interesting ideas that were There were one or two original moments that were thrilling but overall the story and the acting were not very good, and the "explanation" for the happening was original but dumb. I think the movie had some interesting ideas that were executed very poorly!… Expand
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TommyBoyJul 18, 2008
Story line so incredibly bad. Another pure crap movie from India's loser director. Unfortunately the only thing positive about this movie was the jump in his bank account balance. How he could possibly believe anyone would love the plot Story line so incredibly bad. Another pure crap movie from India's loser director. Unfortunately the only thing positive about this movie was the jump in his bank account balance. How he could possibly believe anyone would love the plot of this crappy movie is beyond me. The ONLY movie he ever did that was of any value was his "Sixth Sense". From that point on even Mel Gibson couldn't save his "Signs" project.… Expand
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TechnichaJul 22, 2008
Started out great but the ending was the worst i have ever seen. No closure what so ever. The acting performance was mediocre. Watch this and you are gonna get disappointed
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MarkB.Jul 25, 2008
You don't have to know what time it is to know that Night has definitely fallen. Crashed and burned, in fact--following up his genuinely intriguing but critically and publicly trashed suspense drama The Village with Lady in the Water, You don't have to know what time it is to know that Night has definitely fallen. Crashed and burned, in fact--following up his genuinely intriguing but critically and publicly trashed suspense drama The Village with Lady in the Water, arguably the most pretentious, misguided and unwatchable big-studio movie of 2006 (with the apparent message of "what the world needs now is love sweet love, but first we kill all the critics"), M. Night Shyamalan desperately backpedals with this ludicrous and offensively gory nature-gone-wild horror; if his stated intention was to make the world's greatest B-movie, he rated it about 25 letters too high. The LEAST of this movie's problems is that Shyamalan's once-impressive ability to leaven his thrills with humor (as with Samuel L. Jackson's "Teletubbies" speech in Unbreakable or Bruce Willis's curt, one-word description of his former wife's lover in The Sixth Sense) has completely deserted him when he needs it most; without giving too much away (although maybe I'd be doing you a favor if I did) the only way to handle this fundamentally absurd plotline is to recognize its essential silliness, as Roger Corman did in 1960 and Frank Oz did in 1986; otherwise you get From Hell it Came, The Navy Vs. The Night Monsters, William Friedkin's dopey The Guardian and this. Shyamalan's characteristic sense of self-importance (only slightly noticeable in his good films, overwhelmingly so in his bad ones), an irritatingly trite wrapup that makes you rue the day you first criticized Shyamalan for his SURPRISE endings, and uniformly miserable acting (except for Betty Buckley, who competently plays a religious fanatic, but then given that she survived playing the mom in the legendary stage musical adaptation of Carrie, she's certainly had practice) help sink this, but what really reduces The Happening from the merely inept to the truly loathsome is its utter callousness toward its victims. It's often instructive to compare a bad movie with a good one: in the original Jaws, Steven Spielberg in mere seconds got us to know the shark's targets and truly feel for the them: the sweet hippie chick, the nice old guy in the boat, and the little boy whose elderly parents either spent a lifetime trying to have a child or adopted him. Shyamalan, by contrast, contemptuously depersonalizes the casualties of his mass murder/suicide epidemic as much as possible: he films most of them in longshot as they do themselves in, and in one disgusting instance shows a woman only from the waist down as she shoots herself. Maybe Shyamalan is such a rabid environmentalist that he truly believes that mankind deserves the bloody slaughter that this film sentences it to, but the fact remains that those driven to their deaths were human beings with hopes and dreams and families and ambitions (and some of them undoubtedly recycled and/or rode their bikes to work). I'm a big Al Gore fan, but this movie did what no other has done: it got me to momentarily consider right-wing harpy Ann Coulter's bizarre, intentionally outrageous admonition that God intended us to "rape" the environment. I didn't think that any filmmaker could, however briefly, put me in Coulter's camp on ANY issue, but then if Shyamalan can get the normally wonderful Zooey Deschanael (Bridge to Terabithia, Elf) to give a truly wretched, luded-out performance, then short of making a recent movie that DOESN'T make its viewers want to run farm machinery over themselves, the man is capable of doing just about anything.… Expand
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AnthonyNMar 26, 2009
Steaming piece of crap. No one deserves having to watch this, not even mass murderers.
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JoeDJul 22, 2009
I expected better from this movie. Turns out it was the best unintentional comedy I've seen. If your looking for a laugh watch this.
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AlexGDec 17, 2008
Nothing good happened in this movie!
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dijavantewowOct 17, 2010
Just want to start out by saying I was one of the few remaining M. Night fans still out there up until this. I actually enjoyed Lady In The Water, but this movie really pissed me off. I am a huge fan of Marky Mark Wahlberg too, and he wasJust want to start out by saying I was one of the few remaining M. Night fans still out there up until this. I actually enjoyed Lady In The Water, but this movie really pissed me off. I am a huge fan of Marky Mark Wahlberg too, and he was disappointing too. He wasn't even close to the problem though. The plot of this movie kept me going, and then at the M. Night just craps on us. I don't know if that was his best idea, or it was just laziness or what, but that wasn't an okay ending. Go back to your twists, they did you good.… Expand
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ERG1008Aug 23, 2010
Central Park NYC, people start standing still then killing themselves, media blame it on terrorist attacks, spreads to Philadelphia, people evacuated to the countryside, gets worse, love can save the day.
If I had to describe this film in oneCentral Park NYC, people start standing still then killing themselves, media blame it on terrorist attacks, spreads to Philadelphia, people evacuated to the countryside, gets worse, love can save the day.
If I had to describe this film in one word it would be "ridiculous". It's sort of a cross between The Day After Tomorrow, Day of the Triffids & a reverse War of the Worlds.
The acting is pretty bad, dialogue not much better & the whole story is just plain & simple nonsense.… Expand
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ryancarroll88Aug 27, 2010
More proof that M. Night Shyamalan is, indeed, a one-trick pony that relies on the same techniques in every film. Whereas some of his other movies occasionally have good acting and cinematography to pick up the slack, this movie has nothing.More proof that M. Night Shyamalan is, indeed, a one-trick pony that relies on the same techniques in every film. Whereas some of his other movies occasionally have good acting and cinematography to pick up the slack, this movie has nothing. It's just crap.… Expand
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MetalMan95Oct 26, 2010
Shyamalan, what happened? This movie had a great concept, great actors, and decent plot. But the execution is so unintentionally flawed. These actors weren't even trying. You can tell from Mark Wahlberg's infamous "What? No!" TheShyamalan, what happened? This movie had a great concept, great actors, and decent plot. But the execution is so unintentionally flawed. These actors weren't even trying. You can tell from Mark Wahlberg's infamous "What? No!" The what-was-supposed-to-be scariest scene had me bored to tears and wasn't scary. There was only one scene that disturbed me a bit, but now i can watch it without being disturbed. This isn't even a fun movie, joyless, and serious. You can find this movie fun, if you find it unintentionally funny, as most people do. If you find this movie enjoyable and scary, then hooray for you, you don't mind the flaws. I try to give Shyamalan some slack, he's in a rut, but this movie is an embarrassment to his career.… Expand
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intruder313May 3, 2012
The downward slope, which I suspect is deliberate, continues: yes it's even worse than Signs. Thankfully there's no "twist" this time unless you the twist is that every element of the film is terrible, the awful plot is revealed very early onThe downward slope, which I suspect is deliberate, continues: yes it's even worse than Signs. Thankfully there's no "twist" this time unless you the twist is that every element of the film is terrible, the awful plot is revealed very early on and then really does continue as the actual plot long after you've stopped laughing at it.… Expand
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StannoMay 13, 2011
Did anybody see the awful 2010 children's comedy "Furry Vengeance"? Well this is just like a botanical version for grown ups with more laughs. Ridiculous plot, bizarre acting. The only "Food for thought" this will give you is "is this meantDid anybody see the awful 2010 children's comedy "Furry Vengeance"? Well this is just like a botanical version for grown ups with more laughs. Ridiculous plot, bizarre acting. The only "Food for thought" this will give you is "is this meant to be a spoof?"… Expand
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JAM123Aug 23, 2011
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This movie was not very good. I enjoyed few parts but the plot line was terrible and the acting sucked. Mark Wahlberg is not one of my favorite actors but I was surprised about Zooey Deschanel. I usually enjoy her acting but in this movie she was just horrible. The whole thing was horrible! The whole plants having a conscious and that it reacts to human stimulus or whatever. It was stupid. I had thought when I went to see this it would be good, but I was wrong. M. Night Shyamalan just doesn't have the touch that he had in his older work (Sixth Sense, Unbreakable). Now with Devil out too, I'm only thinking to myself, "when will he stop." All his movies are now is just incredibly horrible storylines with stupid and effortless twists, like in this movie. This stupid end of the world action drama had no storyline terrible twist and is a waste of time and money and I do not think you should see it. Also to M. Night Shyamalan, STOP!!!!… Expand
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eTurkeyFeb 24, 2012
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. When Mark Wahlberg (who is playing a High School science teacher in this movie *begins to chuckle*) started having a conversation with a plastic plant and referenced a song he rapped about back when he was Marky Mark, I just about threw up in my mouth. I'm far from kidding. Seriously. The concept behind this "horror" film was somewhat savvy but was POORLY executed by director M. Night Shyamalan to a point where you honestly wouldn't be called crazy if thought this film was a comedy. Stay far away and watch something else!… Expand
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MovieBoozerAug 4, 2012
MovieBoozer Rating: Six-Pack. Do not watch this movie sober!

I would almost recommend watching this film just to revel in the sheer awfulness of it. Just sit back and laugh at all the millions of dollars and months of people
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SeriosityDec 8, 2012
It has an eerie premise, but turns into nonsense. The best (worst?) part is when Mark Walhberg asks for the permission of plastic plants to enter their home.
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dante_finnJun 28, 2014
It is so bad that you can watch it as a comedy. The plit was good...that was until you find the cause of this "epidemic" and performances are really bad that you laugh at them due to the awful screenplay. I thought that he would learn afterIt is so bad that you can watch it as a comedy. The plit was good...that was until you find the cause of this "epidemic" and performances are really bad that you laugh at them due to the awful screenplay. I thought that he would learn after Lady In The Water.… Expand
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TheWalrus2000Mar 9, 2013
In The Happening Shyamalan doesn't only stomp on his career, he tries to stomps on Wahlberg's as well. This film tried to be creepy and I'm pretty everyone who saw this afterwards said to him or herself what the hell did I just watch.
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BradySmithJun 5, 2015
To quote Tropic Thunder, I think Shamalan has gone "full retard." And as far as we know, you don't come back from "full retard." Was this movie supposed to be funny? Cause it contained some of the funniest moments I've ever seen. WhalbergTo quote Tropic Thunder, I think Shamalan has gone "full retard." And as far as we know, you don't come back from "full retard." Was this movie supposed to be funny? Cause it contained some of the funniest moments I've ever seen. Whalberg thinking a doll is a person: "Mrs. Jones?", the roof jumper scene at the beginning, the... nah, there's too many to list. How do you go from making The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable, and Signs to something like this? Granted, there are some atmospheric and emotionally effecting scenes here, but the movie's even more tragic due to them because you see glimpses of what could have been. The dialogue is awkward, half the time the performances are awkward, I laughed at half of the lines and all the death scenes... What the heck Shamalan? Did you write and direct this thing drunk? I just don't understand how...Just....how??… Expand
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InlikeflynnJun 7, 2014
This movie is impressively bad!

Is so bad that it becomes one of the must funny movies you can ever see; How is it that plants become such a hazard to humanity? is not even well explained, how do you run from the wind? that's impossible,This movie is impressively bad!

Is so bad that it becomes one of the must funny movies you can ever see; How is it that plants become such a hazard to humanity? is not even well explained, how do you run from the wind? that's impossible, why is the acting so awkward? I know the cast is talented but they were you just have fun to laugh. The director of this movie is a legend among filmmakers for starting on the top and then go way down bellow... The writing is horrible, the characters are dumb, the plot is funny and the directing is just idiotic...

I cannot believe that this is the same men who directed "The Sixth Sense", he is now a laughing stock and maybe he deserves this new heat... maybe one day he will come around but until then this will always be his worst movie...… Expand
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LoRevisorJan 5, 2015
M. Night Shyamalan chegou ao cúmulo do desastre,com esse pedaço de lixo,coitada da pessoa que teve que pagar o ingresso para assistir esse desastre da história do cinema. Mark Wahlberg faz um excelente trabalho mas o filme não ajuda
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oringetoeJul 15, 2013
This review contains no spoilers, ironic really considering it was a waste of time and money and spoiled my day. People in the film start killing themselves for no apparent reason, probably after finding out who the director was. Very littleThis review contains no spoilers, ironic really considering it was a waste of time and money and spoiled my day. People in the film start killing themselves for no apparent reason, probably after finding out who the director was. Very little Happens, which Happened to be the films only redeeming feature. If less and less had Happened, way back until what may Happen was merely a possibility of it Happening until finally there was no chance of it Happening I would have had a better day, something I like might have happened.… Expand
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RayzorMooseNov 15, 2013
Little happens in The Happening.
The Happening begins intriguing and mysterious until out stretching its concept. The acting is nothing special, and there isn't anything thought provoking about the ending. It simply ends when they decide itsLittle happens in The Happening.
The Happening begins intriguing and mysterious until out stretching its concept. The acting is nothing special, and there isn't anything thought provoking about the ending. It simply ends when they decide its gotten too boring.… Expand
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HaloFeverJan 23, 2022
This movie is bad from start to finish. At one point, Mark Wahlberg asks a train conductor if he has any information on what is happening. The conductor says “We lost contact.” Mark asks “With who?”. I knew the answer would the “everyone”. IThis movie is bad from start to finish. At one point, Mark Wahlberg asks a train conductor if he has any information on what is happening. The conductor says “We lost contact.” Mark asks “With who?”. I knew the answer would the “everyone”. I knew it, and I still hoped for more from this film. In an alternate reality, this film felt is a straight parody of M. Night Shyamalan movies. The surprise twist is that this movie is just bad from start to finish.… Expand
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lukechristianscApr 5, 2015
Shyamalan's "plant vibe," was interesting that's what saved the film, however from a script gone bad this film was a atrocity that was hilariously bad. We are all a shamed that Whalberg and Zooey Deschanel are in a film were nothing makesShyamalan's "plant vibe," was interesting that's what saved the film, however from a script gone bad this film was a atrocity that was hilariously bad. We are all a shamed that Whalberg and Zooey Deschanel are in a film were nothing makes sense and have idiotic characters and humor. Writer and director M Night Shyamalan tries to make a film that tries to watchable and entertaining (he succeeds), but this movie is a B- movie. Grade B-… Expand
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AvgassFeb 22, 2015
A movie called "The Happening" in which nothing really happens. Somehow the direction made class leading actors appear totally void of talent. For once the critics seem to have scored this more appropriately than the users. The longer M.A movie called "The Happening" in which nothing really happens. Somehow the direction made class leading actors appear totally void of talent. For once the critics seem to have scored this more appropriately than the users. The longer M. Night Shyamalan makes movies the worse he gets. Only redeeming feature is some unintentionally hilarious suicide scenes. Dreadful waste of time. Holds the record for being the worst movie I have sat all the way through, and I watch all kinds of **** Avoid at all costs… Expand
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rockonMar 6, 2018
A big-name cast in a very lame movie. Some movies have such shallow plots and scripts that they should have never been made. This movie proceeds like it only had half a script. Like a team of writers hashed out the entire idea in one hour.A big-name cast in a very lame movie. Some movies have such shallow plots and scripts that they should have never been made. This movie proceeds like it only had half a script. Like a team of writers hashed out the entire idea in one hour. Relies for interest on a small measure of graphic shots of people killing themselves. Beyond that, zzzzz. Not worthy of the science fiction genre. Not even worth a look. Mark Wahlberg and John Leguizamo need new agents if this is the kind of garbage they're urged to take.… Expand
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CineAutoctonoJul 22, 2019
The Happening was a thriller movie with good potentials of being a scary movie, which were severely wasted by absurd plot twists, lousy performances and an M. Night Shymalan who barely contemplated the failures at that time.
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EpicLadySpongeFeb 19, 2016
M. Night Shyamalan's famous line from the Sixth Sense has all came true! He actually see dead people in this entire movie for 110 minutes. How cool is that!
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Mellow_Online2Feb 11, 2016
I’ve finally started to do movie reviews, which I’ve wanted to do for quite some time. I decided to start off with in my opinion one of the worst but at the same time one of the best movies I’ve ever sat through, The Happening.

I only needI’ve finally started to do movie reviews, which I’ve wanted to do for quite some time. I decided to start off with in my opinion one of the worst but at the same time one of the best movies I’ve ever sat through, The Happening.

I only need to say the name of one man and you know how bad/good this movie is “M. Night Shyamalan.” Anyone who’s ever sat through at least one of this director’s films know that he is famous for making good actors turn in horrible performances and it carries on over with the happening as none of the actors seem to be acting normal at all but easily the most entertaining is our main star, Mark Wahlberg. Like Shyamolon, if anyone has seen any movies with Wahlberg in it know how good he is as Wahlberg always seems to turn in brilliant performances, but the Happening is his exception. He seems to deliver his lines in this weird over emphasized tone. Now at first I didn’t really think much of it in the first few scenes he was in as I saw he was playing a teacher so I was thinking teachers usually need to speak like this when they address their pupils but as I saw the movie go on, I realise that this is his whole performance. Zooey Deschannel is probably worse than Wahlberg’s. Her delivery is about as equally bad but the thing that seems to put her that extra step in front of Wahlberg on the bad acting scale is her facial expressions. She seems to widen her eyes in a lot of the shots, some of them when it’s even unnecessary to do it. Everyone else basically delivers the same sort of acting you would expect in a Shyamolon movie.

It’s also really lazily written, particularly the script. It’s hard to describe how lazily written the script is so what I’m going to do instead is quote a few of the lines from the movie.

“You like hot dogs right?”

“Cheese and crackers!”

Keep in mind that this is a sort of post-apocalyptic movie and there are just some random lines that are put in this movie about food for some reason.

“All we have left is cough syrup”

“Look I don’t know if you guys have read an article in the New York Times about honey bees

vanishing.”

I think that should be enough to tell you that the happening is a really bad movie. When I was going into this movie, I was expecting some sort of “the triffids” esque movie, but I just got a poorly directed, badly written, horribly acted post-apocalyptic drama. Avoid this.… Expand
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Mellow_Online4Mar 22, 2016
I've finally started to do movie reviews, which I've wanted to do for quite some time. I decided to start off with in my opinion one of the worst but at the same time one of the best movies I've ever sat through, The Happening.

I only needI've finally started to do movie reviews, which I've wanted to do for quite some time. I decided to start off with in my opinion one of the worst but at the same time one of the best movies I've ever sat through, The Happening.

I only need to say the name of one man and you know how bad/good this movie is "M. Night Shyamalan." Anyone who's ever sat through at least one of this director's films know that he is famous for making good actors turn in horrible performances and it carries on over with the happening as none of the actors seem to be acting normal at all but easily the most entertaining is our main star, Mark Wahlberg. Like Shyamolon, if anyone has seen any movies with Wahlberg in it know how good he is as Wahlberg always seems to turn in brilliant performances, but the Happening is his exception. He seems to deliver his lines in this weird over emphasised tone. Now at first I didn't really think much of it in the first few scenes he was in as I saw he was playing a teacher so I was thinking teachers usually need to speak like this when they address their pupils but as I saw the movie go on, I realise that this is his whole performance. Zooey Deschannel is probably worse than Wahlberg's. Her delivery is about as equally bad but the thing that seems to put her that extra step in front of Wahlberg on the bad acting scale is her facial expressions. She seems to widen her eyes in a lot of the shots, some of them when it's even unnecessary to do it. Everyone else basically delivers the same sort of acting you would expect in a Shyamolon movie.

It's also really lazily written, particularly the script. It's hard to describe how lazily written the script is so what I'm going to do instead is quote a few of the lines from the movie.

"You like hot dogs right?" "Cheese and crackers!" Keep in mind that this is a sort of post-apocalyptic movie and there are just some random lines that are put in this movie about food for some reason.

"All we have left is cough syrup" "Look I don't know if you guys have read an article in the New York Times about honey bees vanishing." I think that should be enough to tell you that the happening is a really bad movie. When I was going into this movie, I was expecting some sort of "the triffids" esque movie, but I just got a poorly directed, badly written, horribly acted post-apocalyptic drama. Avoid this.… Expand
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eva3si0nFeb 12, 2023
The Happening is another unfortunate M. Night Shyamalan movie. You never know what the movie will be like from him. But The Happening can be safely attributed to unsuccessful projects. The Happening is a mediocre thriller that only surprisesThe Happening is another unfortunate M. Night Shyamalan movie. You never know what the movie will be like from him. But The Happening can be safely attributed to unsuccessful projects. The Happening is a mediocre thriller that only surprises the viewer in the first 20-30 minutes. Then it begins to fall apart in plot, and the dynamics of the narrative sag. And if at first it may seem that there is something mystical about the film, then M. Night Shyamalan destroys it itself in the final third of the film. And also because of the clavely plot twist, the first half of the film begins to seem generally stupid. Where were the plants on the roof of a high-rise building under construction in New York? This is just one example of how much The Happening is secondary as a film. The Happening is more like a rough sketch by the screenwriter of some scenes that have not yet been logically combined into a whole work. Don't waste your time on The Happening… Expand
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NoahboyJul 13, 2019
The Happening (2008): With horrible directing, writing, acting, and characters, The Happening ends up being a complete, laugh-out-loud disaster from beginning to end. The writing and acting work hand-in-hand to produce some of the worst lineThe Happening (2008): With horrible directing, writing, acting, and characters, The Happening ends up being a complete, laugh-out-loud disaster from beginning to end. The writing and acting work hand-in-hand to produce some of the worst line delivery in cinematic history. Another fault in the writing is the way the twist is presented: the movie tells you the twist about twenty minutes in, and it ruins the rest of the already ruined story. The characters are also awful, and many of them are either stupid, pointless, confusing, or all. There is a scene where a group of people are driving in a car. They notice that there are dead people up ahead, so they decide to close all of the windows as to not let any of the deadly gas into their car. One of the characters notices a hole in the top of the car, and instead of plugging it up, he asks one of the other people in the car a math question; it's literally the most stupid thing I've ever seen in a horror movie. Other characters are pointlessly creepy with no payoff or reason, or have weird obsessions with dumb things that have no relation to the plot. On top of the awful screenplay and characters, there are many pointless monologues, baffling directorial decisions that are almost indescribable, few good shots, odd cinematography, and the overall quality of a TV movie.… Expand
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jonslowJan 5, 2019
I expected better from this movie. Turns out it was the best unintentional comedy I've seen. If your looking for a laugh watch this.
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ahmedaiman1999Aug 3, 2019
I was about to fall asleep 4 times. And I almost fell asleep once halfway through. But I'm 100% sure there was something happening.

Thank God this is only 90 minutes long!
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JLauSep 27, 2020
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Plants are giving out a toxin causing humans to commit suicide but then they stop doing it.… Expand
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NickTheCritickNov 2, 2021
The first 10 minutes of the movie are well directed and visually beautifully well shot and they make you think "what the hell of a masterpiece am I watching right now?". Then come the rest 75 minutes of the movie and you would never them toThe first 10 minutes of the movie are well directed and visually beautifully well shot and they make you think "what the hell of a masterpiece am I watching right now?". Then come the rest 75 minutes of the movie and you would never them to come.The ecological reflexion here is so banal and the trend is so obvious.This movie is one of the worst of Shyamalan by far.… Expand
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