Almost a comedy

Rating: 4/10 (3 June 2010)

This is bad. I mean, so bad sometimes that it's almost a comedy. Firstly, the acting. My god... It's not only bad, it's cheesy. Some conversations/actions are totally irrelevant and absurd. Even the gory scenes give this film a touch of those old low budget funny horror movies. Don't get me wrong, not much blood or guts here. Still, sometimes you just have to laugh (otherwise you could take it serious and actually fall asleep). Except for Zooey Deschanel. She does look cute, and made me smile by simply doing certain movements. Apart from that, the whole plot about nature trying to get rid of men is quite appealing. However, this attempt is basically a disaster, a joke. I wonder if Mr. Shyamalan found some little story he wrote when he was 10 and decided to give it a try. This is certainly what it looks like in any case. I did like The Sixth Sense, Signs, The Village and Lady in the Water. It's shocking to watch The Happening knowing that it's coming from the same person. As a curiosity, at the end of the film, you can see the little girl carrying an Avatar bag pack, hah! I saw the trailer a few weeks ago and looked terrible as well. All FX's and typical story about a chosen one (not again...) with canned sentences that are supposed to be "cool", smart and funny at the same time. This might have worked back in the day of Indy and The Lost Ark, but c'mon... Anyway, perhaps Mr. Shyamalan has been blinded by his own popularity, who knows. In any case, he always seemed to be a bit childish regarding certain aspects of his creations and somehow wanted to give a feeling of his movies being deeper and more intelligent that they really are, maybe, with those final twists. Alas, we will see what the future brings. I'd watch this film again if it was necessary, without falling asleep, although I'd rather go for a different title.