The Happening
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Movie Reviews of The Happening
Movie Review: Creepy memorable non-CGI imagery makes it entertaining.
Summary: 5 Stars
Wow...I can't believe I'm going against the grain of the general consensus that this movie is bad.
Whatever your opinion on whether the premise that vegetation is the culprit...that aside, the movie kept me at the edge of my seat for the full 90 minutes.
It does convey fairly well how people behave during a crisis.
The camera work, expressions, imagery and music etc are chillingly effective - as many have mentioned, a la, Twilight Zone.
Completely original story, when compared to a lot of movies made nowadays...largely done without CGI.
Roller-coaster emotional ride - odd blend of humor, terror, sadness etc.
Movie Review: Masterfully Crafted Warning
Summary: 5 Stars
M. Night Shyamalan is a genius at directing. This film is directed just as masterfully as Sixth Sense or Signs. You never know just what is going to happen next and this will keep you on the edge of your seat. Shyamalan will give you creative license to interpret the conclusion and this may be offsetting for some. The acting is terrific and the sound enhances the mood of the film. There were some seasons that were kind of gory and could be disturbing for younger veiwers, so parents please take note. If you like Shyamalan's films you won't be disappointed. If you've never seen a Shyamalan film, please do yourself a favor and check this out.Movie Review: Stop Looking for The Seventh Sense
Summary: 5 Stars
Shyamalan is a fantastic writer and director, and The Happening is a great film. He and his films are steadily losing fans because they keep watching the trailers that depict the films as some creepy, impossible, awful gorefest from hell- and they're not. You can't go into a Shyamalan film expecting what you've seen on TV. Even once you get what the movie is "about," in many cases, that's not even what it's about. If you don't get that, and you repeatedly go into new Shyamalan films expecting The Seventh Sense, you deserve to be disappointed. Your dissatisfaction is your own fault, not Shyamalan's.Movie Review: I liked it
Summary: 5 Stars
Judging from the star rating on this, people either love it or hate it. I liked this movie because I knew nothing about it, nor did I have any expectations. I watched it alone. I felt that it did a good job at escalating tension and emotion. Being that its a Shamlan film, I figured he'd go for some disappointing and overblown twist ending. This, to me, was more along the lines of Unbreakable though. Where all the magic is in the situation and the characters and the ending is sort of lacking. Still, I enjoyed it and found it to be very gripping while I was watching it.Movie Review: Best Film Since The Sixth Sense
Summary: 5 Stars
I realize I'm in a minority here, but I thoroughly enjoyed THE HAPPENING. Unlike modern-day suspense thrillers that rely too heavily on special effects, THE HAPPENING required its audience to pay attention to the cinematography and dialogue in order to experience the suspense in the film. In a way, THE HAPPENING was a throwback to a Hitchcock film, such as THE BIRDS. It was also darn funny at times. If you have an ounce of brain and not part of the MTV generation that has a low attention span, then you may just like THE HAPPENING.