The Happening

June. 13,2008      R
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When a deadly airborne virus threatens to wipe out the northeastern United States, teacher Elliott Moore and his wife Alma flee from contaminated cities into the countryside in a fight to discover the truth. Is it terrorism, the accidental release of some toxic military bio weapon -- or something even more sinister?

Mark Wahlberg as  Elliot Moore
Zooey Deschanel as  Alma Moore
John Leguizamo as  Julian
Ashlyn Sanchez as  Jess
Betty Buckley as  Mrs. Jones
Spencer Breslin as  Josh
Robert Bailey Jr. as  Jared
Frank Collison as  Nursery Owner
Jeremy Strong as  Private Auster
Alan Ruck as  Principal

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Reviews

Solemplex
2008/06/13

To me, this movie is perfection.

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ThedevilChoose
2008/06/14

When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

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Humaira Grant
2008/06/15

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

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Arianna Moses
2008/06/16

Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

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The Movie Diorama
2008/06/17

Shyamalan had something to prove. After the atrocity that was 'Lady in the Water', he needed to create another 'The Sixth Sense' before losing faith from the film community. How did he tackle this? Well, with this film. The Happening. A "psychological horror thriller" about an inexplicable disaster that is controlling people to commit mass suicide. Instantly we are greeted with death as innocent civilians stab themselves and walk off towering buildings. Chaos seemingly ensued. This was it. Shyamalan was back with a vengeance! "I can write more than two good films!" he exclaimed to all the haters. However, minutes later after the promising start, Wahlberg started talking. "Apparently, honeybees are disappearing all over the country!". And from that moment on, Shyamalan regressed to his cocoon of inadequacy. But wait! It's not just the preachy environmentalism that comfortably nested amidst the non-existent thrills. "Hot dogs get a bad rap. They got a cool shape, they got protein". Or perhaps "what kind of terrorists are these?" as a man gets mauled by lions. Or even the infamous "whattt!? Noooo!" line delivered by an unfathomably awful Wahlberg. How about Deschanel's death stares as she looks glumly confused? Wahlberg talking to a plastic plant? No no wait, "see, I'm a teacher!". "Why are you giving me one useless piece of information at a time?". "Why are you eyeing my lemon drink?". Honeybees, science, plants, hot dogs, firearms, lemon drinks...I can't take it. I've lost my sanity. This is so unintentionally hilarious that it outshines the majority of comedies, films designed to make you laugh. The extras are better actors than the lead stars. There are no thrills, aside from the tiniest slither of mystery. And, to top it all, it concludes with an explanation outlining how inexplicable the event was. It started, and ended, abruptly with minimal reasoning. Every bone in my body is telling me that this is one of the worst films I've ever watched. Yet, oddly, I found some enjoyment within its own nefariousness that is preventing me from granting the worst rating. Shyamalan surrealism.

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cuervo-kate
2008/06/18

If horrific acting and a very predictable plot (and lines) is your thing then this is the movie for you. If I could give it a negative star rating I would.

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Ilikehorrormovies
2008/06/19

Oh my god this movie was boring with bad writting and bad acting. I don't know who to blame to be honest. Was it M. Night or the studio? I don't know which one but I was bored out of my mind and 5.0? It should be in a 4.6 or 4.0 you know what? What about a 3.9? It fits well for this bore-fest. This is a movie where nothing HAPPENS. MESSAGE TO UPCOMING CRITICS, aviod this film as far as you can. I wasted 91 minutes of my time like I could of been doing something better in my life than watching a crappy movie. DON'T WATCH IT!!

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thyagorm
2008/06/20

Horrible. Sincerely, a film completely without link, without a palpable and continuous history. It's just an extremely generic eschatological movie with the same US story being attacked by something hyper-evil, and the heartthrob hero being completely immune and smarter than everyone else.Worst movie I ever watched.

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