The Happening
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: June 13, 2008
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[Anonymous]Jun 14, 2008
If you're going to see an M. Night Shyamalan movie, you're going to be disappointed. This isn't a good movie at all really. What it is is a cheesy horror flick with a budget. The music and cinematography is great, but the mood If you're going to see an M. Night Shyamalan movie, you're going to be disappointed. This isn't a good movie at all really. What it is is a cheesy horror flick with a budget. The music and cinematography is great, but the mood is sort of ruined as a whole. If you go into this movie, expecting to crack jokes and laugh, then you'll have a slightly better time. I honestly think if the focus was more on the story, and less on the shock, it could've been better. This is coming from a long time fan, I enjoyed all of Shyamalan's previous works, including Lady in the Water, but The Happening was legitimately bad. I won't hold this against him, though; even the best film makers have made a bad decision, and I still regard him as one of the best film makers of our time. He should just stay away from B-horror movies in the future.… Expand
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muzzikloverMar 27, 2012
One of the funniest bad movies I have ever seen and in my opinion, it's up there with The Room. This film is just dumb, dumb, dumb. The premise, plot and its logic don't make any sense, the concept and execution of the neurotoxin or plant orOne of the funniest bad movies I have ever seen and in my opinion, it's up there with The Room. This film is just dumb, dumb, dumb. The premise, plot and its logic don't make any sense, the concept and execution of the neurotoxin or plant or whatever it is that makes people commit suicide is laughably bad, the actors are dull and boring and it's not scary at all. In fact, it's absolutely hilarious. If you don't take this film seriously , you might get many hilarities when there's a really dumb or over the top moment. In a broader prospective, it's Shyamalan at his usual worst. A very stupid film.… Expand
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davenbettridgeJul 7, 2011
While this movie doe s pose an idea that could have been made into something interesting, M. Night Shyamalan fails to tell us a compelling story with characters that don t make you want to slit your wrists every time they open their mouth, orWhile this movie doe s pose an idea that could have been made into something interesting, M. Night Shyamalan fails to tell us a compelling story with characters that don t make you want to slit your wrists every time they open their mouth, or do anything. Mark Wahlbergs acting is horrible, the little girl acting was better. The suicide scenes become distasteful. The character actions are unbelievable to the circumstances. M. Night Shyamalans earlier work was good, this is not. Pass.… Expand
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Compi24May 4, 2014
Despite pulling off one or two tricky shots, "The Happening" is severely undone by its vastly distasteful screenplay, filled with implausibility, unforgivably strange characters, and painful dialogue.
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TylerG.Jun 13, 2008
This movie is OK at best. It's decently fun to watch but most of the performances are just so down right terrible its hard to believe the amount of hype and marketing behind such a let down. M. Night better make a good film and make it fast.
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MichaelP.Jun 13, 2008
Not a great movie by any means, but it certainly doesn't deserve the trashing it's taken from critics. The first half hour is good creepy fun even if the last hour doesn't measure up.
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KivaJun 14, 2013
wow that was a bad movie. Starts good but seriously thenature wants to attack us? What the heck? M.night has made such great movies like The sixth sense and Devil is not that bad. But this one was extremely bad. Too scientific for a horrorwow that was a bad movie. Starts good but seriously thenature wants to attack us? What the heck? M.night has made such great movies like The sixth sense and Devil is not that bad. But this one was extremely bad. Too scientific for a horror movie. Thumbs down… Expand
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FilmVirtueJan 11, 2015
A dark, mysterious and generally entertaining environmental thriller, The Happening may not appeal to everyone's taste from what we know the director for but still manages to bring enough horror elements in It's time to be worth while.
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EricJ.Jun 20, 2008
It's not so horrible that you'll run out of the theater, but you'll at least consider walking about half-way through. It's main weakness seems to be Mr. Wahlberg, who seems to only have one mood throughout the entire It's not so horrible that you'll run out of the theater, but you'll at least consider walking about half-way through. It's main weakness seems to be Mr. Wahlberg, who seems to only have one mood throughout the entire film. Otherwise, it's just a chase movie between running people and inanimate objects.… Expand
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PaigeC.Jul 30, 2008
The only thing that bothered me in this film was the amount of comic relief. There was too much and make the movie more of a comical movie than anything else. It did have good moments of suspence and I did jump however.
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JoeU.Aug 4, 2008
I think the movie was enjoyable, but, i did not like the script, i think it was lazy, not well worked, amateur. I also think Shyamalan tried to do something new but it didnt work either.
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JayH.Oct 1, 2008
Ahhhh, M Night Shyamalan. Mr. pretentious. And he does nearly kill what could have been a much better film. But I like this one better than his last string of stinkers. Mark Wahlberg is a big plus, it is well acted. Shyamalan needs to get Ahhhh, M Night Shyamalan. Mr. pretentious. And he does nearly kill what could have been a much better film. But I like this one better than his last string of stinkers. Mark Wahlberg is a big plus, it is well acted. Shyamalan needs to get off his high horse.… Expand
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FredS.Jun 16, 2008
Started out good, but went to crap and stayed crappy for the rest of the movie.
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AndreT.Jun 17, 2008
Not as bad as the critics might tell. The movie has some suspence in it, the starting idea is pretty good, but by the end it gets somewhat confused. The acting in this movie doesn't sell the film at all. Is it the comedians or how they Not as bad as the critics might tell. The movie has some suspence in it, the starting idea is pretty good, but by the end it gets somewhat confused. The acting in this movie doesn't sell the film at all. Is it the comedians or how they were directed ? For once, I think Mr. Shalayman missed on the actor directing. The story is average and how it's filmed is more then decent. I think it's time for Shalayman to direct a movie that was writen by someone else...it would help him on how he writes his own stories.… Expand
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Rev.RikardJul 14, 2008
It is quite obvious that critics are not ready to forgive Shyamalan for "Lady in the Water." He needed a great film like "Sixth Sense" or "The Village" to bury Lady in the Water for good. This was not it. However, the film was better than It is quite obvious that critics are not ready to forgive Shyamalan for "Lady in the Water." He needed a great film like "Sixth Sense" or "The Village" to bury Lady in the Water for good. This was not it. However, the film was better than most reviews. I found its opening and first half hour really entertaining and interesting. From there one wonders if Shymalan's mind took a sabbatical. "The Happening"'s noticeable flaw was the poor ending. I have never felt films needed have their endings neatly packaged, with all questions answered and problems solved. However, this ending leads the viewers to believe Shymalan ran out of creative ideas. It doesn't call upon us to employ our imaginations as well. The sequel could be easily produced: just run the film again. I really believed this film had potential, and stimulated our expectations. I find it difficult to forgive a director that raises my hopes and dashes them with a shabbily, inane ending.… Expand
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BitBurnJul 5, 2008
As a huge fan of M.Night, I must agree with most of the negative reviews. Something was seriously missing here, a lot of things. Acting was poor, storyline was weak with no real subject and no real emotion. A couple scenes were okay but As a huge fan of M.Night, I must agree with most of the negative reviews. Something was seriously missing here, a lot of things. Acting was poor, storyline was weak with no real subject and no real emotion. A couple scenes were okay but overall it disappoints.… Expand
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JackS.Sep 5, 2008
If a small time director was responsible fro this movie, it would recieive good reviews based solely on the fact that such a movie would not be expected from them. But its the fact that M.Night Shaylaman directed, wrote and co-produced this If a small time director was responsible fro this movie, it would recieive good reviews based solely on the fact that such a movie would not be expected from them. But its the fact that M.Night Shaylaman directed, wrote and co-produced this movie set viewers high expectations that this film couldnt possibly achieve. A brilliant idea, but it didn't and never will work well in a movie. Plants just arent scary. The opening sequences were brilliant, thrilling and unique, and the film slipped away after that point, that just happened to be passing by. Dissapointing from a big time director like shaylaman, but a good film none the less. Expected it to be alot deeper like the rest of shaylamans works.… Expand
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HastyManicOct 13, 2008
A new camp classic...Howlingly hilarious in its pompous ambitions, stupifyingly awful execution, and the low end of Z quality acting and dialogue. I was entertained, but for completely unintended reasons.
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DemetriusM.Jun 14, 2008
Corny script, poor acting by Wahlberg and Deschanel really proves that this movie is a contender for Golden Raspberry awards. Wahlberg performance never convinced me that this movie dealing with mystery event. The mystery is well written, Corny script, poor acting by Wahlberg and Deschanel really proves that this movie is a contender for Golden Raspberry awards. Wahlberg performance never convinced me that this movie dealing with mystery event. The mystery is well written, will give movie-goers goosebumps but when they reminded of Wahlberg and Deschanel performance, all mystery climax will slip away, much like the storyline.… Expand
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KyleJun 16, 2008
The problem with this movie is simple: it's a self-aware B-movie being sold as a feature to an audience who is expecting one. B-movies are, by their very nature, cheesy. The acting has always been bad, the gore rather amusing, and the The problem with this movie is simple: it's a self-aware B-movie being sold as a feature to an audience who is expecting one. B-movies are, by their very nature, cheesy. The acting has always been bad, the gore rather amusing, and the story fairly predictable. Everything in this movie points to B-movie status. If you go in expecting a ridiculous movie, you'll probably have a good time laughing at it. If you expect a big-budget feature, you'll have a horrible time. If you want to critique it, hold it up against other B-movies. I give it a 5 for the effort and the laughs.… Expand
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AD.Jun 16, 2008
Impractical with bad acting!
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BrianB.Jun 23, 2008
Horrible. A disappointing disaster.
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JoshO.Jun 13, 2008
Why did i have such a high expectation from this film? Mr. Shamalan made a movie which was supposed to be a thriller and turned it into a windy day of suicides. No special effects, no memorable lines, just a failed attempt at Mr. Why did i have such a high expectation from this film? Mr. Shamalan made a movie which was supposed to be a thriller and turned it into a windy day of suicides. No special effects, no memorable lines, just a failed attempt at Mr. Shamalan's chance of redemption. Save your money for Wall-E people.… Expand
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TedN.Jun 14, 2008
The idea was kind of cool. And when people started dying in interesting ways, that was interesting but then the movie just sucks.
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KennethC.Jun 14, 2008
I went into this movie expecting alot and maybe that's why I was disappointed. If I didn't know who the director was maybe I would have enjoyed it, but I doubt it. Wahlberg's performance was on par with Justin I went into this movie expecting alot and maybe that's why I was disappointed. If I didn't know who the director was maybe I would have enjoyed it, but I doubt it. Wahlberg's performance was on par with Justin Timberlake's performance in Black Snake Moan. I hope that isn't taken as a compliment.… Expand
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RyanNJun 16, 2008
Lasting psychological effect - I think that's the only realm of consistency for MNS's films. Drove home thinking people were gonna hit me. Saw people at the coffee shop standing still and got pretty creeped out. Dialogue is dry and Lasting psychological effect - I think that's the only realm of consistency for MNS's films. Drove home thinking people were gonna hit me. Saw people at the coffee shop standing still and got pretty creeped out. Dialogue is dry and generally poor, but that's par for the course. The film seems a little to moralistic to end without a hope/purpose/lesson. But shit, it was pretty creepy.… Expand
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TiagoM.Jun 25, 2008
A interesting idea complete wasted in a stupid script and shallow performances.
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BrandonT.Jun 26, 2008
The premise of this movie isn't so bad but the script was abominable.
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BillyS.Jun 29, 2008
The Happening. Stuff happens, but it's just not Happening!
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SamuelJJul 19, 2008
I truly wanted to like this movie. I am a huge M Night fan and I even like Marky Mark, but I just couldn't enjoy it. The plot is too simple, it is just pointlessly gory, and lacks any form of the word suspense. I will pretend that this I truly wanted to like this movie. I am a huge M Night fan and I even like Marky Mark, but I just couldn't enjoy it. The plot is too simple, it is just pointlessly gory, and lacks any form of the word suspense. I will pretend that this movie never happened (hehe....pun) if you promise to do better next time M. Night.… Expand
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ApocalypseGamerNov 5, 2011
This became a dull film with a really bad plot, and confusing - but Wahlberg's performance was a little So and So with his character in The Happening. This film isn't what you might expect for a disaster film. It's a confusing film (forThis became a dull film with a really bad plot, and confusing - but Wahlberg's performance was a little So and So with his character in The Happening. This film isn't what you might expect for a disaster film. It's a confusing film (for understanding what the film is about), and I think it wasn't showing any suspense or thrills in this sci-fi film.… Expand
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beingryanjudeSep 2, 2014
M. Night Shyamalan + Mark Wahlberg + Zooey Deschanel? On what level did we truly expect this one to work. There's no traditional Shyamalan that we crave in each of his films.
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Trev29Apr 5, 2012
A pretty pathetic attempt at a horror story. It was bizarre and creepy at times, but most of it was pretty stupid with some weird acting from a weird script. Interesting concept that was poorly done.
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SpangleNov 21, 2016
Heavily inspired by the 1950s science fiction Cold War paranoia thrillers, The Happening is the film that gained notoriety for Mark Wahlberg talking to plants. This is an unfair reputation because the film is actually incredibly compelling.Heavily inspired by the 1950s science fiction Cold War paranoia thrillers, The Happening is the film that gained notoriety for Mark Wahlberg talking to plants. This is an unfair reputation because the film is actually incredibly compelling. Capturing the same paranoia and confusion of those 1950s films such as Invasion of the Body Snatchers (especially this one really), as well as the mistrust of government that could lead to such an incident and current events in regards to pollution, The Happening is a compelling film. Often times, it is incredibly thrilling and a truly enjoyable ride. However, it is undone by terrible dialogue and even worse acting that make you laugh more anything.

First, the negatives. The acting leaves so much to be desired. Mark Wahlberg and Zooey Deschanel are often equivalent to a brick wall trying to emote. There is one, incredibly tense, scene in which the two of them and Jess (Ashlyn Sanchez), the daughter of one of their friends who left her in Elliott (Wahlberg) and Alma's (Deschanel) care, are in a home in the middle of nowhere. Trying to escape whatever is causing people to kill themselves, they stay in the home of a clearly psychotic woman. When she tells Elliott that she can hear them plotting to kill her in her sleep (they were not), Wahlberg unconvincingly let's the words, "What? No!" leave his mouth and it left me in stitches. There are moments such as this throughout the film that left me dying of laughter, whether because the dialogue was so random and unconnected to the plot or because the delivery of the line was just that funny. There are so many random exchanges in the film that really do nothing for the plot, especially between Elliott and Alma, where Shyamalan tries to create emotional tension. This is truly The Happening's greatest weakness. Even when the acting is not that bad, the script is so horrifically written and scattershot that nobody can help but laugh at the dialogue. It often mirrors The Room in this regard, though it is far more focused. The Room is meandering chaos. The Happening has its random dialogue occur as the plot manages to progress. This element saves it from being worse, but the dialogue needed at least another dozen rewrites.

While those negatives really kill any steam the film could have possessed, there are some serious strengths offered by the film. Though undeniably a B-movie, Shyamalan knows tension and it is all over this film. This film is often incredibly thrilling as the residents try to figure out what is occurring and how to escape the wrath of the plants. While the plot can be silly, the implication of it and the way in which it makes it nearly impossible to escape really allows this film to be laced with paranoia. In particular, the ending sequence mirrors the hopelessness of The Invasion of the Body Snatchers and the fear that you realize this may not be over. In conjunction with the rest of the film, this ending is incredibly effective at eliciting fear in the viewer. While the terrible dialogue can often distract from the tension, when The Happening roars (particularly in the second half), it really hits.

Though I expected to hate this and laugh at it all the way through, I only laughed through half of The Happening. It is not entirely joyless either. While often horrifically written and horribly acted, The Happening shows that Shyamalan still knows how to direct, even if he cannot write. Somebody clearly needs to help this man out and lead him to a passable script because there is a talented director trapped inside, if only he could get out of his own way. The Happening, often cited as one of his worst efforts, is a perfect example of this. Though thrilling and paranoid, while calling back brilliantly to 1950s science fiction films, The Happening fails due to the writing and acting. If everybody in the film were mute, The Happening could have been a true science fiction wonder updated for the 21st century. Sadly, it is not that film.… Expand
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cameronmorewoodNov 8, 2012
The Happening could've been so much more than it was, but Shyamalan cuts it down to 91 minutes and leaves us still hungry.
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ExKingMar 20, 2014
The happening is a bad movie, with a bad story and terrible performances, And that's just me being generous.
believe it or not, M. Night is one of my favorite directors, yes even after all the terrible movies he's done, because sometimes iThe happening is a bad movie, with a bad story and terrible performances, And that's just me being generous.
believe it or not, M. Night is one of my favorite directors, yes even after all the terrible movies he's done, because sometimes i get what is he trying to deliver, however i didn't feel anything about this one.
Mark Wahlberg is also one of my favorite actors, so saying this, is really hard for me.
First the story which was dull and stupid, and then the fact that everything about this movie is forced,
forced thriller and forced scenes and the fact that everything "should" be scary and weird.And all that was ok with me.
what gets me is the terrible awful down right insulting performance by Zooey Deschanel, i mean seriously, she couldn't act at all and didn't make sense the entire film.
and you have another bad performance by John Leguizamo and the sad thing is that even Mark Wahlberg performance was bad, watching him squeeze his face to make some impressions is really painful to watch.
after all, this is just a bad movie being bad with no excuse of excising, thank you very much M. Night for making me feel weird about myself watching Mark Wahlberg talking to a plant, Sigh.… Expand
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JmsbppJul 15, 2013
Entretenida otra buena pelicula de M night salayman guarda un buen suspenso y trayectoria es el trauma de esta familia por salir de este casi irremediable problema
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TheCoolGuy99Dec 20, 2013
M. Night Shyamalan's "The Happening" would rather be a nonsense science fiction film with no clues to the problem itself. It's direction of camera filming was a shaky performance and the characters in the film was not mere fully fit forM. Night Shyamalan's "The Happening" would rather be a nonsense science fiction film with no clues to the problem itself. It's direction of camera filming was a shaky performance and the characters in the film was not mere fully fit for filmography career, but as of the film's thrilling scenes and eerie to scary sounds, it can be considered an okay film.

The story mainly focuses on the problem only not on the scale of the plot. The plot sequence was feeling randomly assessed. This film was too bad for Shyamalan's popularity on directing on some of his best critically acclaimed films like The Sixth Sense (1999).

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JPKJul 11, 2019
It’s Not Good
The Happening May have some suspense, but it has laughably bad dialogue (What no!), poor writing, clichés everywhere, and ineffective acting.
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Mihael_Prislin0Jan 6, 2018
This guy is a visionary! Sixth sense was amazing, and also Unbreakable! But this movie.. is.. a little bit.. wierd! The performances were good, but also peculiar! The plot is pretty undeveloped! If the movie was longer, maybe it would beThis guy is a visionary! Sixth sense was amazing, and also Unbreakable! But this movie.. is.. a little bit.. wierd! The performances were good, but also peculiar! The plot is pretty undeveloped! If the movie was longer, maybe it would be better, but.. who can tell? The only thing that I can praise is soundtrack by James Newton Howard!… Expand
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FilipeNetoJul 21, 2018
Night Shyamalan is one of those directors who learned from Tim Burton: he loves bizarre movies that can be brilliant or obnoxious. Therefore, he's a genius just as easily as he can be a fool. In this film, he not only directs but ensuresNight Shyamalan is one of those directors who learned from Tim Burton: he loves bizarre movies that can be brilliant or obnoxious. Therefore, he's a genius just as easily as he can be a fool. In this film, he not only directs but ensures script writing.

This movie is about a mysterious global pandemic that causes people to kill themselves mechanically, without thinking. This sentence, synthetic and simple, already allows us to anticipate a bad script, but the film takes that expectation to a new level, telling a story so unbelievable that it becomes hilarious. And when a movie has a bad script, it's doomed.

Mark Wahlberg is the main actor and has a poor interpretation. I think he would admit that himself. From the middle of the film, he failed to interpret and went on to simply say his text and do what they were told. I don't know if he protested to Shyamalan, but the truth is that he couldn't save his character without changes in the script. Zooey Deschanel seems better, and the physical beauty of the actress is certainly a bonus, but the truth is that her character was spared by the script because of not being a protagonist. Anyway, I sincerely believe the actors did the best they could. Blame the writer.… Expand
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AIleSep 6, 2018
ما تمتاز به أفلام شيامالان، أنه دائماً يوجد العنصر المتمرد، مترافقاً بصناعة ضحية بأسلوب هادئ. وهذا نراه جلياً إن كان في فيلم ذا فاليج القرية، أو حتى في فلمه ذا سيكث سينز الحاسة السادسة. في هذا الفيلم أتوقع أن شيامالان لم يخرج من دارتهما تمتاز به أفلام شيامالان، أنه دائماً يوجد العنصر المتمرد، مترافقاً بصناعة ضحية بأسلوب هادئ. وهذا نراه جلياً إن كان في فيلم ذا فاليج القرية، أو حتى في فلمه ذا سيكث سينز الحاسة السادسة. في هذا الفيلم أتوقع أن شيامالان لم يخرج من دارته الاعتيادية في تصور الفلسفي الخاص عن مفهوم الضحية، وإن اتى هذا المفهوم هنا بصورة أكثر قسوة، وكان المتمرد هو الطبيعة.
للحقيقة لم يعجبني كثيراً الرمز المتداول. هناك عناصر ضعيفة بالفيلم تبدأ من الأداء وتنتهي بكثير من الصور التي حاول شيامالان أن يخرج الجانب المظلم من الطبيعة بثورتها على الإنسان بطريقة غير مفهومة، من خلال ألوان باهتة أحياناً، ورعب بمشاهد لم تكتمل.
أعتقد أن الجانب المثير في الفيلم كان ببداياته فقط، ثم بدأ يتخذ أسلوب روتيني بالسرد.
إذا أردنا ان نقارن بين هذا الفيلم وفيلم القرية من ناحية التصوير للطبيعة، فبالتأكيد سقط شيامالان هنا نحو القاع.
كان بالإمكان أن يتم صناعة فيلم أقوى من ذلك كثيراً، بالإضافة للأداء السيء لكل من ويلبرغ وديشانيل

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DawdlingPoetNov 28, 2021
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I thought the movie was a bit too over the top, with the almost ubiquitous disaster movie scenes like where people go their different ways, the emotional moments with the classical score adding to the atmosphere and so on. I thought that Wahlberg overly used his panic stricken facial expressions. Its a typical M Night Shymalan movie in as much as the intrigue keeps you watching and you know there'll be that twist that explains it all, at or near the end. The movie seemed somewhat rushed in my opinion, some parts confused me a bit in terms of who some of the characters were and the history between them and the ending I thought was in one sense quite good (though if I said why then I suppose it would give it away) but some people will find it quite disappointing because the questions you want answered, aren't really answered, unlike in Shymalans other movies such as The Village.

While watching the movie, I thought that it reminded me of the BBC drama show Survivors, though the story isn't exactly the same but it is somewhat similar, so I thought perhaps thats worth mentioning. I thought that Zooey Deschanel gave quite an admirable performance as Alma, though I wasn't overly keen on Mark Wahlbergs performance, as I already mentioned, I think it seemed, as could be said about the movie in general, that it was a bit too over the top. I thought the start was a bit confusing although somewhere around half way through the movie, it did become more intriguing... also I remember at a couple of points there were interesting camera angles used, to show what characters were staring at, which seemed quite cleverly used/done, so thats probably worth a mention too. It isn't a very graphic movie as such, although if your easily distressed, this might not be the best movie to watch, as whats suggested could be quite disturbing to some and there is a scene or two of brief violence, so thats worth baring in mind too.

I'd say its worth a watch, although its not the best movie of its type, its alright and I wouldn't say its particularly worth paying alot for but it I thought I enjoyed watching it while it was on. I wasn't as disappointed by the ending as I thought I might have been, having read other reviews about the movie, so I guess it depends, some people might hate it, some might quite enjoy it, it depends if its your kind of thing but don't expect it to be too different from other such Shymalan movies (such as Signs, thats quite a similar movie story wise too). Its not brilliant and it definitely has its flaws but its not unwatchable or without its interest either.… Expand
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MaxwooJun 19, 2020
I do love the layout, the setting, although it fails to deliver the true concept of the film, and the ending truly sucks.
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akshatmahajanJun 16, 2021
The Happening is that movie which you will enjoy while watching but if you check other things about this movie, all are bad. Movie had a different storyline (never seen before) but it seemed like even the director didn't know the explainationThe Happening is that movie which you will enjoy while watching but if you check other things about this movie, all are bad. Movie had a different storyline (never seen before) but it seemed like even the director didn't know the explaination of what is happening in the movie. The acting was too bad that it even ruined the strongest scenes. The pacing and running were only good thing in this movie. This movie could have been better if it had better direction and acting. Overall, you can watch this movie for enjoyment but don't expect anything more than that.… Expand
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