Happens all too fast

Rating: Null/10 (20 October 2011)

The Happening starts off very tense and mysterious, the atmosphere being one of foreboding and terror. When people start killing themselves off it's really creepy for the audience as there is no explanation as to why and the following struggle to survive is exciting to watch. However, as the films nears its end the storyline twists and comes to a stop quite abruptly with not much of an explanation of why the happening actually happened or why the population seemed back to normal so quickly. There is also one other thing that bugs the audience's minds, how come some people don't get affected by the plants and they watch in terror at everyone else? The idea was chillingly brilliant and the acting, sound and filming for the past part very good, but the ending completely spoils the climax of what could've been quite a good film. The writers seemed to have made the ending up in a rushed five minutes...