Just roll with it

Rating: 6/10 (21 June 2008)

To make the most out of The Happening, lose all expectations and watch it with easily spooked friends for maximum enjoyment.
M. Night Shyamalan's latest effort has him going back to basics, seemingly inspired by Hitchcockian produce. With the clunky dialogue and strange acting by Zooey Deschanel, however, even the ever reliable Mark Wahlberg and the sadly short screen time of John Leguizamo couldn't make audiences take this seriously as a remotely intelligent thriller.
The Happening gives a flavor of being unintentionally funny though, so once you decide to just roll with it, then you will enjoy the build-up to the freaky climaxes and just laugh yourself silly.
At least it wasn't as bad as Lady in the Water.