The Happening
After The Village, I began having my doubts about M. Night Shyamalan and his ability to tell a creepy story and then reviews of Lady In The Water didn’t do much do dispel that idea. Based on trailers and my respect for Mark Wahlberg’s acting, I thought The Happening might turn out to be a worthy successor to The Sixth Sense, but I was disappointed. A beautiful day in Central Park becomes a nightmare as people suddenly begin to freeze in place, then, as if in a trance, start killing themselves. Some kind of neurotoxin is blowing in the wind throughout the East Coast and no one understands the reason for it. Wahlberg, his wife (Zooey Deschanel) and fellow teacher (John Leguizamo) head out to the country in an attempt to escape the mysterious illness, but discover that death waits down every road attacking people in medium to large groups. A solid premise for sure, but with a weak third act and a finale that will have you shouting at the screen, “that’s it?” Sorry Night, I see dead people and you’re one of them.
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