M Night Shame-on-you!!

Rating: 1/10 (26 October 2008)

Most of the reviews here have already covered this pile-o'-crap fairly well, so I'll try not to repeat any previous comments, but it's so hard when you're talking about this lame effort from the wunderkind of Hollywood.
One thing that I haven't seen mentioned is the lion-mauling scene. I was unaware that an animal can pull off a man's arm with only a slight tug, AND that man can continue to stand so that another lazy lion can coax the other one off! WTF? The plot holes are big enough to drive Jupiter through and yes, the acting was bad! Marky Marks wife, played absently by Zooey Deschanel, just comes off like someone that just drank a pitcher of Nyquil, and I was reminded of Karen Allen's demented portrayal of Indiana Jones's long lost love, smiling and laughing maniacally at the most dangerous times! There was no real suspense in this movie and the idea of people outrunning the wind is way beyond preposterous. And, as some others have pointed out, the wind would essentially dilute anything airborne and make it LESS potent!!
Mark Wahlberg constantly looked confused, but not by the events surrounding him, but by the script. (How do I act like any of this is believable? He seemed to emote)
Also, Is it believable that being inside a house will stop airborne particles small enough to not be seen by the naked eye?
I liked the first ten minutes or so and had high hopes that the film would take some of those frightening elements and take it a step further, but instead, what we got was one community-theater feeling scene after another and the characters were strangely dispassionate about the whole thing.
All in all, one boring movie. It's pretty hard to defend a film that starts out strong and gets increasingly ridiculous and confusing as it goes along. Don't waste your time, money or brain cells on this half-hearted attempt!!