What's Happening? M Night S is a one trick pony, that's what!

Rating: 2/10 (28 July 2009)

The Big Reveal... M Night S has been found out! The Happening is a poor, dawdling movie-absolute pants. Not to give anything away but, considering how "wooden" Mark Wahlberg is in this film, no wonder he survives! The (mightly overrated) M Night S starts off by creating a bit of drama, intrigue and genuine suspense and then kills it off completely. After 30 minutes this could be any TV movie seen on the likes of those free movie channels you get on Sky. Some woeful acting doesn't help but the problem seems to lie in MNS trying TOO hard to make an MNS movie, it feels forced as though it's another director trying to mimic his style. Could've been thought provoking but instead just irritating.