I apologise, we feel bad, but there's no trailer available. ~Ed.
I've seen better acting from a pencil, this movie is so terrible that I would almost pay NOT to see it. Although, underneath the shocking "acting" and weak plot, The Happening does have some potential.
I can't understand why I see this movie get such a bagging in so many different places. I saw it last night and I consider it the best horror movie I have seen in the longest of times. My stomach was in a knot from practically the beginning and didn't let up til the credits rolled. The scenes of people killing themselves are truly disturbing, and the building up of suspense and the growing isolation of the lead characters masterful. Great naturalistic, and moving performances from the all the actors. Great cinematography, at times reminescent of David Lynch's Twin Peaks. I'd highly recommend this inteligent, original, unsettling film.
MNS has said that he made 'The Happening' specifically to be a B-movie so people going in expecting a cinematic masterpiece will be disappointed. Adjust your expectations and you'll enjoy it. I found the movie quite scary but with moments of humour. It freaked me out which I think was MNS' intention. I encourage people to see it.
I disagree with the reviews here... i think the film has been mis-interpreted. This is a fun, B-movie. It's not supposed to be serious, and thankfully MNS is not heavy handed here (which ruined his previous 3 films)... I thought it was funny, freaky-assed. In fact its my favourite blockbuster of the year. Go see it with no predetermined MNS expectations.
save yourself the money - this is definitely the biggest piece of rubbish out there these days. what a waste of time. it's not marky mark's acting (which is not good), it's the plot - oh wait, what plot?Bad bad bad.
The same tyro who wrote and directed The Sixth Sense before he was 30, then followed up that mighty success with the flawed but likeable Unbreakable, the promising but ultimately laughable Signs, the imponderably daft The Village and the flat-out deranged The Lady in the Water is back cluttering up the multiplex for a week or two with The Happening.
The movie seems more like a '50s science fiction film of extreme paranoia or an episode of "The Twilight Zone" that even at a swiftly paced 90 minutes feels padded.
In short, this is a Shyamalan movie minus the bravado, the swagger; there are no audacious attempts to pull out the rug from under the audience, no ham-fisted lessons about the importance of religious belief or the power of storytelling.
What a bunch of nonsense--effective nonsense, chilling nonsense, occasionally wrenching nonsense, but nonsense nonetheless.
We've been told the NZ release date for this flick is Thursday, 12th Jun 2008.
Release date: June 12th 2008.
We haven't received times for this movie in this location yet. However these are updated as cinemas announce them, so check back soon. Hopefully the lovely cinemas in your location will choose to play it shortly. ~Ed.
