The Twist Is That Its a Bad Movie.

Rating: 1/10 (26 June 2008)

First let me say that I have highly enjoyed all of M. Night's other films, including Lady In The Water. Second let me just say that The Happening was one of the most disappointing movie experiences of my entire life. There were no presents under the Christmas tree. Your parents have been lying to you about Santa Claus. This was actually one of the worst movies I've ever seen in my life. Was this kidding? Was the twist supposed to be that people were expecting a good movie and what they got was a big piece of poo? There was no subtext, no subtlety, no underlying anything that made people think, it was just a straightforward finger-pointer we've seen a thousand times, but what makes this one stand out was the inconceivably, unbelievably bad acting. Mark Whalberg was better in his "Good Vibrations" video. Remember that? Lifting those weights? That song RULED.
The only good thing about this movie is Zooey Deschanel's blistering blue eyes. Everything else smells like the bathroom after I've gone poo.