Whoever created the trailer was a Genius.

Rating: 3/10 (15 June 2008)

I will start off by saying that I entered the theater with high expectations. The trailer for The Happening made it seem utterly shocking and confusing-my favorite type of sci-fi. Upon ten minutes of watching, The Happening became utterly and shockingly bad.
I give M. Night credit for coming up with some redeeming ideas in the Hollywood world. He delivers tolerable plots that often turn out to have semi-interesting twists. The Village, for example, turned out the way I never would have expected- which is what caused such disappointment with this movie. I expected The Happening to have SOMETHING HAPPEN. Killer toxins in the air caused by plants. Does this plot have undertones of global warming messages? Should we start conserving our planet in case our planet starts to kill us? The next time we are running from wind is it best to take refuge in the home of a menopausal woman? This movie could have been brilliant. Key word: could have. The supposed message of earth awareness could have been delivered much better. The acting was horrendous and a re-cast is in order. Finally, research on the actual behavior of plants is necessary. Oh and a new director too.
If the message of this movie is noting to be aware of our planet, a Geico commercial would have had better effect on me.