Should have been a musical

Rating: 2/10 (1 June 2009)

The PA locations were beautiful. I think if you're reading my "review" - you should be familiar with the plot from previous posters - so I won't even go there.
Here goes anyway: Mr. Wahlberg was miscast for certain. I do applaud his attempt to rise above the script. The only performance that had any depth belongs to John Leguizamo and he is gone within the first half hour.
The solution: Singing, Dancing, Fireworks! Replace Mr. Wahlberg with Tom Hanks. The little girl's character should be rewritten as a cross-dressing, 10-year old boy. This alone would add the much needed depth to the entire film - a subplot of sorts. (Michael Jackson could do a cameo.) The anxiety-ridden wife poorly portrayed by Zooey Deschanel could be fully illuminated by the talents of Meryl Streep. Add words and music by Elton John - and wallah - a great 91 minutes of entertainment!!
The Happening is worse than watching paint dry in a closet on a dark night.