This was an awesome movie!

Rating: 10/10 (1 July 2010)

One thing you can count on in M. Night movies: Everything is the way it is for a reason. You can count on always seeing exactly what you are supposed to see in his movies. Every emotion, each turn of the head, any lines delivered that feel a little off. None of this 'oh lets let the actors ad lib for 12 pages because they're a superstar and must know what they're doing' crap.
***Spoilers!***
The characters in The Happening actually acted like the normal people they were supposed to be. Some of the lines felt like they hadn't been rehearsed. Some of the reactions weren't what you'd expect from a seasoned Hollywood actor. DUH! Real people don't know what to say at every moment. The reactions were still Hollywood, but they were more real than most of the drivel we get these days.
This was one of those movies that made you feel like something was wrong, just off enough to make you uncomfortable, but not so much that you had to get away. Great suspense, and it was just long enough that you didn't get bored.
Awesome movie, and one of my favorite M. Night flicks.