Shyamalan's descent continues

Rating: Null/10 (21 January 2019)

What is happening (No pun) to M Night? He slides down the slide with every film of his. The Happening is so bad it is an unintentional parody. This film is a bore with none of the tension and suspense needed to keep us interested. Even simple scenes reek of contrivance. Everything in this movie is artificial - fake to a level beyond what even those with blockbuster-benumbed senses will endure. We don't believe in these people, their relationships, their circumstances, or even the things they say. Worse still, we don't care. It doesn't matter if they live or die, if there's a happy ending, or some kind of twist. The Happening is a movie to walk out of, sleep through, or - best of all - not to bother with.