After two steps back M. Night takes one step forward

Rating: 8/10 (11 October 2008)

Movie: The Happening 8 out of 10 stars Directed by: M. Night Shamyalon Stars: Mark Whalberg Rated: R for Some Mild Cursing, disturbing images, some graphic scenes of suicide and sucide.
After his smash hit The 6th Sense in 1999,Night has never lived up to it. Sure Unbrakeable and Signs where good. (I for one enjoyed them both and thought that Unbrakeable was very underrated.) But after those 2 Night has been O.K. at best. The Village was not a good movie at all. And Wail I thought that Lady in the Water was a good movie it still was not a step in the right direction of once again being a great director.
The Happining however changed that, wail not perfect, or even as good as Signs he shows that he still has what it takes be a great director. The writing is good as is the acting. The story has a thought provoking theme and is well told and developed. But what is pherheps best about the movie is also what the worst part is and that is that you the viewer are left to decide what really (pun intended) happens. Mark W. Is excllent. And Zooey is HOT!!!
So all in all not perfect but a good movie. Hopfully Night builds upon this and can once again return to top form.