The Crappening

Rating: 3/10 (17 July 2008)

So this is M Night's first R rated film and it's much ado about nothing. I normally like his films, The Sixth Sense, Signs, and even Unbreakable, but for me, his last three movies (The Village, Lady in Water and now the Happening) have been HUGE disappointments. In this film you follow along with Mark Wahlberg and Zooey Deschanel as an unknown virus is striking the US. No one knows what it is and after awhile, you will not care what it is. This movie is so slow and boring and all it does is pose. I swear I thought I was in a staring contest and lost after 2 hours. A whole lot of nothing happens in this film. M Night doesn't bring the audience in along for the ride. It feels as if its one of those movie that we are suppose to marvel in his brilliant use of subtlety, but its all subtleness. You sit through it and it just feels so pretentious that you feel like eating your own arms just for something to do. It is a one note film. It is the bad karaoke of film making and for his first "R" rated film, it is completely devoid of danger, excitement, of fear. He basically told a story that has no beginning, no end, just a middle and when you find out the possible cause of The Crappening.. I mean the Happening you will roll your eyes and question it... i mean really? really? thats it, really? M Night next film better knock it out of the park or people will not go see his films anymore. A suggestion to M Night. How about trying you hand of just directing and leaving the writing to someone else. You are not Alfred Hitchcock because you can't just have suspense without the threat. With going to a film costing more and so many good films this year that DID knock it out of the park, the Happening is such a big let down. And, if you all are like me, you really are pulling for M. Night. But you have to call it like you see it. Nothing happens in the Happening. Sorry.