Rent This

Rating: 5/10 (14 June 2008)

In a story such as this, you're supposed to want to root for the main characters, your protagonists. Mark Wahlberg does some of the worst acting I have ever seen, which sent my theater into peals of laughter at just how awful it was. His wife did not garner any sympathy from me either, and I found myself rooting against her.
Yes, this movie will make you leave the theater asking questions, but it also led to a lot of grumbling from our audience. Granted, it was just one theater and granted, it's just my opinion, but this movie is not a gem, NOR do you need to go spend money to see it in a theater. Save your money and rent it. There's nothing in this movie that after renting it, you'll say, "Awww, I wish I'd gone to the theater for THAT part!" It just doesn't happen.
In closing, I enjoyed The Sixth Sense and Unbreakable, found Signs and the Village weaker, felt Lady in the Water had a mythical quality to it I could get behind, and was as I've written, disappointed with The Happening. Trust me. Rent it.