What happened?.....Nothing

Rating: 4/10 (6 July 2008)

That's the whole problem. The opening scenes pull you in from the start. However, there isn't much to back that up. It just keeps on the same vein through the rest of the movie: "The wind is coming. It's the plants. Run away!!!!" I don't usually put spoilers in my comments, but I'm not worried about it on this one, because I'm not recommending you spend the money to see it. We sat in the centre of our row in the theatre. The entire row to our left walked out and they weren't all together. I haven't witnessed that before in a movie. It was strange.
The Happening reminded me of The Birds. Nature is attacking man and we don't know why. Instead of crows, it's maples and grass. The cast is okay, really the only one you'll recognize is Wahlberg and that girl that you just know you've seen her somewhere. I've seen him do better in other movies. I read another user comment that compared it to the Twilight Zone. If you're a fan of that, you might like this. He's made the characters realistic, because really, if there was a terrible natural disaster, one mane doesn't stand up and say, "Let's kick butt" and every one just blindly follow. Wahlberg is reluctant, but real, if not a very deep character.
It looked good, it started good, it just never really got off the ground. Shyamalan said to go looking for a fun B-movie. Talk about a bait-and-switch. When I'm paying over $10 per person to see it, plus expensive snacks and drinks, I don't want to see a B-movie. Especially when it's dressed up as an "A" title. Get with it, Night. I even liked Lady in the Water and The Village. I probably would have been just as disappointed if I'd spent $5 to rent it.