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The Happening
A paranoid thriller about a family on the run from a natural crisis that presents a large-scale threat to humanity. Studio: Tcfhe Release Date: 10/07/2008 Starring: Mark Wahlberg John Leguizamo Run time: 91 minutes Rating: R
Manufacturer: HAPPENING, THE (DVD MOVIE)
Price Range: $13.75 - $29.99
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| User Reviews |  | Can you give it Zero stars?
rating: 1
What a disappointment. This director/writer is the worst. The movie had such potential with the initial idea but anticipation is better then the real thing. It has an enviromentalist agenda, which was very disappointing. I just wanted a scary movie with an interesting/new twist. Save your money, don't rent it or buy it. Put this director out of work!
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It only cost a dollar...
rating: 1
...to rent from the machine in Safeway but I wish I could get my money back. If you want a good scare, get the original "Invasion of the Body Snatchers". It has been a nightmare for over fifty years now. The Supremes song, "The Happening" was far more entertaining and well done than this time-waster of a movie.
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M. Night Shyamalan Has Lost His Edge!!
rating: 2
Okay, I LOVED M. Night Shyamalan's movies "The Sixth Sense" & "Unbreakable" beyond words as both movies were excellent! I've been sorely disappointed with each film M. Night Shyamalan has been associated with since including "Signs", "The Village", & "Lady in The Water"!
However, M. Night Shyamalan's end of the world movie/apocalyptic film, "The Happening", has to be his all time worst film to date hands down. The storyline sucked, the acting was lukewarm at best and I found the majority of the characters to be annoying!! The only interesting performance was played by Betty Buckley in her role as Mrs. Jones (the isolated/crazy woman in the middle of nowhere).
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Do Not Waste Your Money/Time
rating: 1
This is the worst movie that I have seen for a long time. Very poor story and acting. Do not waste your time or money on this film. It is not even worth the time to explain further.
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Nothing happens in The Happening - Awful film!
rating: 2
I'm a fan of Shyalaman's films. The Sixth Sense was excellent, The Village was really good too. Signs was ok and the Lady in the Lake was passable. So when I heard about this film I was quite excited. I went along to the cinema, paid my money then wished I hadn't bothered.
The first ten minutes are really good actually and I had high hopes for the film. But after that it just goes downhill. Firstly its completely miscast. The lead woman, Zooey, was a complete non-entity with no screen presence whatsoever. Mark Wahlberg, whilst quite easy on the eye just isn't a very strong actor. John Lequizamo was wasted in it due to terrible dialogue. Which brings me to the second main point - its badly written. Very badly written.
We've all come to expect some sort of twist at the end of Shyalaman's films but this had nothing. The plot wasn't explained at all and we are given no idea why whats happened has happened.
All in all it was extremely disappointing and really not worth spending money on. Watch it when they eventually show it on telly by all means but I advise not shelling out any money on this at all.
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