Shyamalan is Back on Track

Rating: 7/10 (13 June 2008)

The title of the movie is intriguing."The Happening" never goes very deep into what exactly is Happening. As movie begins in Central Park, NY people start killing themselves. This premise of mass suicide could have been handled in different ways.
But, Shyamalan is not trying to weave an awe inspiring story, but provide you with an environment of devastation and make you interact with such an environment. The movie does make a lot of mistakes. Certain dialogues seem oddly familiar. The humour is at times contrived but, there are magical moments in the movie that reminds us how good Shyamalan is. After disappointing in " the village", and "lady in the water", "The Happening" signals the return to form of Shyamalan. Not among his best works, but one of his matured works. P.S- If you're looking for the usual thrills n chills of Shyamalan you will be disappointed