The Happening (2008)
5/10
The intention was good...
18 May 2009
If you want to watch a great thriller that catches your attention through all the time, this movie won't suit for you.

The plot is very original, with scientific explanations and everything. On the other hand, it is badly-worked, in a way that makes you think it was a wasted story.

The acting is not convincing at all; Zooey Deschanel didn't do a good job (she made up for Yes Sir), and the other actors, excepting for Mark Wahlberg, also weren't that good.

The script itself has some failures, some free violence, some happenings that are not easily understood, and some that are just not explained, although the thing that really makes you feel you wasted your money is the end, which is not just predictable, but also charged with emotions and acts that you can find in the most romantic of the romantic movies, what is totally contradictory with the kind of movie.

All in all, just watch this if have nothing else to do or it's passing on TV; if you want to feel attached to your seat with your eyes goggled, try to find another thriller.
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