My wife and I were looking forward to this movie as we are both M. Night fans (Yes we even liked Lady in the Water). We are aware there exists a limited return on the twist ending, but thought the visuals and semi-surreal qualities and dreamlike nature of his stories were always compelling.
This however was a big disappointment. We felt the film was lacking the tension and suspense of his other works. (The following could be a SPOILER) The message of the film is way to heavy handed especially since everyone and their other has seen An Inconvenient Truth. The film felt as flat as the books on the shelves of the model home Mr. Wahlberg is handling at one point in the story.
If your interested in an atmospheric comic book film this weekend (more on The Incredible Hulk in a later post) instead of going to the cineplex rent Shyamalan's Unbreakable. Unbreakable was Shymalan's second film and probably the best of the lot. The colours, lighting and the camera work are excellent and capture that comic book mood. The movie tells a great story that if you are a fan of comic books and comic book movies (who else is pumped for Hellboy II: The Golden Army??) like I am you will really appreciate the attention to detail and care that went into this story.
Tell me what you think of The Happening or any of Shymalan's other films so I know I'n not the lone voice in the interwebs.
This transmission can serve no purpose anymore. Goodbye.
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