The Happening
There is no reason to see The Happening, ever, not even out of morbid curiosity. Considering the downward slide M. Night Shyamalan has been on since, well, arguably since The Sixth Sense, it seemed inevitable that he would eventually hit rock bottom, and this is it. Even The Village had moments where you think, “Maybe this’ll get good now,” but there isn’t a single compelling moment in the entire running time of The Happening, and subsequently nothing to feel disappointed about. I like Shyamalan as a director, so I was hoping to see at least a few good scenes or cool shots. But nope. The Happening is a zero on every level. The writing, the acting, the direction — it’s all bad, mediocre at best. I know a couple people who enjoyed it because they thought of it as a B-Movie. Okay, maybe. But I think most people would agree with me: This movie sucks.
UPDATE (Dec. 16/08): Shyamalan said: “This is the best B movie you will ever see, that’s it. That’s what this is. If there’s other things that stick to your ribs as you walk out, that’s great, but it’s supposed to be, you know, zombies eating flesh.” If that’s the case, it might work as a B-movie. I don’t know. I doubt I’ll watch it again.
I’ve seen all of Shyamalan’s movies. I’ll eventually post about them as I re-watch them.