The Happening isn't what people seem it to be.

Rating: 7/10 (20 June 2008)

I took a day off and actually watched this movie. I analyzed it as I watched, but The Happening actually surprised me more than I expected. I anticipated a HORRIBLE film, but it wasn't half bad. The plot line was excellent. Mark Wahlberg could have done a better job, really. But I guess we are SO used to him being such a bad-ass that him being a serious character was, well, kind of disappointing. I work at a theater and everyone who has come in has asked me if that movie is good. All I can say is "If you ignore the ending, it is." The ending isn't a BAD ending, but it isn't an ending that we get from Night. There is no plot twist. It's what we see is what we get. I actually enjoyed that..for once. I also liked that the fact that this could possibly happen. Plants do react to human stimulus, and if a plant feels threatened, it produces what it needs to in order to get rid of what is attacking the plant. So, from a perspective of a theater worker and a movie lover, I'd pay 8.50 to see this movie. I'd pay 19.99 to get it on DVD. It's not what people expect, and that's what makes it actually appealing.