A Good Film

Rating: 9/10 (15 June 2008)

I was kind of glad The Incredible Hulk was opening because I figured most people would see that because of the PG-13 rating. I was impressed with M. Night Shyamalan's first R- rated film. If you enjoyed The Village and Signs you will definitely like The Happening. I liked it better than The Village and would rank it right below Signs.
The pace of the movie is usual for Shyamalan's films. The actor's I thought did and excellent job. I liked Zooey Deschanel, she brought a lot of humor to the film. Mark Wahlberg as a Science teacher actually worked for me. I got used to seeing him as a cop, but thought he was believable in this role.
Shyamalan is always thinking on another level than most film directors and writers and he remain's in my opinion one of the best story tellers ever in film making history. When you are watching this movie you'll find yourself thinking of things you've never imagined. The R-rating is necessary so keep that in mind if you're bringing any children. Their was several younger kids watching the movie in the row right behind me and they seemed to be enjoying it.
I've enjoyed all of M. Night Shyamalan's films and I must say he is still at the top of his game. I went and saw this movie with my girlfriend the first day it opened. She doesn't like scary movies and this one is NOT scary. Shyamalan does have his usual suspense filled scenes and my girlfriend seemed to enjoy those. She's only seen the Sixth Sense so she wasn't really familiar with his other work. Needless to say we both really enjoyed this movie. All in all if you liked his previous work, GO SEE THIS MOVIE!!!