THE absolute worst movie. Ever.

Rating: 1/10 (16 June 2008)

This movie was so horrible, it compelled me to create a user profile on IMDb just because I left the theater with the urge to tell everyone I know not to waste their time, money, or brain cells on this movie.
I am not the biggest Shyamalan fan to begin with, although I did enjoy The Sixth Sense, but, in turn, thought Signs was laughable and didn't even bother with Lady In The Water--but--the trailer to The Happening was intriguing.
The acting was horrible (much to the disappointment of a Mark Wahlberg fan), the music was terrible, the sad excuse for special effects literally made me laugh out loud (ie. the zoo keeper getting his arms ripped off), but most of all the plot was atrocious, and the sub-plot (between Mark and Zooey) was completely unnecessary and almost painful. The entire movie I kept thinking, "There is no way that plants can be the antagonist of the film. And, surely, Shyamalan would not give it away in the first half of the film." After the sad looking botanist gave away the ending in a poorly delivered line in the first 40 minutes of the movie, there was no reason to go on. The only small bit of fear (and even this was near non-existent) in the film was the old lady near the end, who had no relevance at all what-so-ever to the rest of the film, and her vigorous fist wagging, once again, made me laugh out loud. This movie may have made a better comedy than thriller.
I agree with the above comment that the movie was so incredibly far-fetched that it was hard to watch. Do not let the negative comments arouse your curiosity--this movie is not worth your time.