M. Night, good night

Rating: 4/10 (15 June 2008)

I was thoroughly, as I think the world was stunned at M.Night's creation of a new idea and sheer genius in complexity for a movie in his hit the "The Sixth Sense", well acted, connected and the characters were developed. These days Hollywood seems to underestimate the intelligence of the typical (or maybe not so typical) movie goer.
The Happening, good green concept but just not developed enough for a movie.
First, Mark Wahlberg...well Boogie Nights showed your best acting asset. As for this movie, I could not envision Markie as a credible teacher, your quips were good and well written to keep your students involved in science but you seemed so shallow. Your script was just embarrassing and corny.
The Wife, who was she? is she a cheater or pre-cheater. Joey Joey Joey.I think M.Night would have done better as in his "Hitchcock" fashion in doing a cameo...not a voiceo...as the voice of Joey...if this was innocent and she was concerned Joey was obsessed and calling her cell phone after a dessert..why did she program his name in her phone for all to see???? Betty Buckley....wow...there must not be many parts around...who were you? what was your deal? At first, I thought she controlled the bushes, the grass and the trees and had some type of green connection..but wrong....she was just a loony placed in the movie. (maybe she begged M. Night for a part to revive her career, oops what career).
John L. OK...so you are a math teacher...you just didn't make any sense in your role...just not developed...a friend of Mark W., father of child and lover of wife, who is missing from the movie looking for a doll..didn't she see the news? and know that a "happening" is occurring?" And I was disappointed as I thought the trees, grass and bushes wouldn't kill again because Markie and his wife had re-found love and that was the cure, but not....it goes on again a few months later in Russia I think. (Could he make us suffer through Happening 2- Russia) Overall, this movie lacks development of characters, connection of characters, poor script and acting is just so so...Mr Hot Dog Lover man was the best actor...Jeremy Strong, where did he come from? very similar to a Jim Carrey as Ace Ventura goes to Iraq in his character definition. There was no leader..or Mark W. couldn't pull it off as the lead in this movie...(Sniper was just as bad!!)...Mark is just not a lead...
M. Night...2 thumbs up for The Sixth Sense and Signs and 2 thumbs down for the Village and The Happening.