M. Knight Happens!

Rating: 9/10 (26 August 2008)

M. Night Shyamalan's latest suspense maze "The Happening" did not happen to be a box office hit; unfortunate that happened. Because I did happen to enjoy Shyamalan's apocalyptic-type spooky flick of an eerie naturist phenomenon that causes Northeasterners to behave bewildered and then commit suicide. Mark Wahlberg stars as Elliot Moore, the small town Science Teacher who gets caught up in the middle of this suicidal mess with his wife Alma (Zooey Deschanel). The Moores want less of this catastrophic fatal occurrence by trying to escape to where the happening is not happening. I have a sixth sense that Shyamalan is back at his supreme directorial game again by expertly helming "The Happening" with unpredictable elements that have you stomped on what is going to happen next. Not much happening with the acting here, but this narrative is more of a director's den than an actor's playhouse. So I am not going to further comment on "The Happening" because I think you need it to happen by hopping on over to discover Shyamalan's "Happening" cinematic journey. ***** Excellent