What is wrong with you people?

Rating: 8/10 (24 June 2008)

I always come to IMDb to read reviews by other users before seeing the actual movie. The Happening was one that I have wanted to see from the moment I had heard about it. So, when I heard and read the negative reviews from everybody, I was a little discouraged (especially since Lady in the Water was beyond terrible). But it turns out that you are all on crack.
As you can see from my rating, I really enjoyed this film. It was a comeback in my opinion for Shamalamadingdong. I thought the script was funny, and Wahlberg's seemingly bad acting was his interpretation of this script and I thought he nailed it as did the rest of the cast. I do not think that the actors were here to win Ocars. It seems they came out to have fun with it and it worked. That is why it shocks me to hear such bad things. The tension was there. The comedy was there. The classic Shamalan ending was there.
It just seems that the kind of people who went to see this movie are the ones who are probably pure horror and gore fans and were expecting more and more people to die in this film. Shamalan only had a few deaths shown in this film and then in other scenes he let us assume what was happening. Not everything has to be handed to us on a silver platter.
If you are a true Shamalan fan, then see this movie. It is a film like Unbreakable and Signs where action is not happening all the time but it still keeps you gripping on for more.