The Happening (DVD) Reviews

The Happening stars Mark Wahlberg and Zooey Deschanel, it was released in 2008 and the plot is as follows... The film begins in Central Park, where people suddenly begin to commit suicide. To begin with a bioterrorist attack is blamed however these mass suicides spread across the north east of the US. A terrorist attack is still the ...  Read the complete review

My word, this is a rubbish movie. M. Knight Shyamalan hit the ground running with his first movie, The Sixth Sense, but each film since then has been a gradual descent into the garbage that comprises this movie. Starring Mark Wahlberg (Elliot), Zooey Deschanel (Alma) and John Leguizamo (Julian), the plot revolves around a natural ...  Read the complete review

I added this to my lovefilm list recently after falling in love with Mark Wahlberg (my husband doesn't know that's the reason though!), so was really pleased when it popped through my letter box yesterday. I was really looking forward to watching it but as it had only been given 2 stars out of 5 on lovefilm (it had been rated by over 20,000 ...  Read the complete review

When I go to the cinema, one of the joys happens to be the trailers where you can see what's being released for us movie buffs in the near future. When I saw The Happening for a brief 30 seconds or so, it really got my juices flowing. Firstly it had Mark Wahlberg starring in it who, after seeing The Departed and Invincible really impressed me as ...  Read the complete review

Now, i've always been a fan of M. Night Shyamalan's films (ala Signs, The Village, Unbreakable, The Sixth Sense, Lady in the water) they've all been good and the twists and story line have kept me wanting more or surprised me. I love that in a film. So when I saw "The Happening" on Blu Ray, i just had to buy it. It wouldn't ...  Read the complete review

In Central Park all of a sudden the local people start to commit suicide for at the time an unknown reason, at first it is thought that it was a terrorist attack which a chemical weapon was used to cause the people to kill themselfs but after the attacks continue the survivors start to realise that this is not attack by someone but something more ...  Read the complete review

When I first saw the trailers for The Happening, to be honest I wasn't sure which it was! Story It is terrible when someone commits suicide, not just for the victim. Seeing someone die in itself can be very traumatic for an eyewitness. But when that eyewitness sees one person jump, then another, then another, then another, ...  Read the complete review

I knew there was a big fuss around this film during it's cinema release, and thought about buying the 2008 release on dvd a few times. So, whilst browsing in blockbusters I though this would be worth renting for a night in. Now I will admit I am a bit of a scaredy cat when it comes to anything that isn't a comedy! Unfortunately, there is something ...  Read the complete review

The Happening is a film that was released in 2008 and was direct by M Night Shyamalan and starred Mark Wahlberg in the leading role. The only reason that I watched the film was because it was being shown on Sky Movies and there was nothing else on, for this reason this review will only be of the film and not of the extras that would normally be ...  Read the complete review

When this film came out I was actually doing a film studies course and we "studied" the trailer for it, and I thought it seemed pretty good, and it got the whole class wondering what the film could be about, a very god bit of advertising. But to be honest I did forget about it until i saw it advertised on Sky Movies yesterday and thought ...  Read the complete review

After a freak incident happens in Central Park where people become disorientated and commit suicide it is thought to be an unspeakable act of terrorism, however soon it becomes clear that terrorists aren't responsible for the harrowing events that occur early on a Tuesday morning, could what's responsible be a warning from God? High ...  Read the complete review

I think i am maybe only one of the few people out there that actually likes this film in a strange way! Dont get me wrong, the acting is completely terrible, wooden & unconvincing. Mark Wahlbergs acting is so bad he makes it seem obvious he is only making the film for the paycheck he will get at the end of it! M Night Shyamalan is usually ...  Read the complete review

I'm still in shock at just how terrible this movie is. I've seen plenty of poorly directed and acted bad apples but The Happening surpasses them all. It truly is an embarrassment to the film industry. Let's start with the two leads; Mark Wahlberg as Elliot Moore and Zooey Deschanel as Alma Moore... what was Shyamalan thinking? Mark ...  Read the complete review

It is quite ironic that the title of this film should be "The Happening." Because it is more than obvious that nothing interesting or significant actually takes place within the 91 minutes of its running time. M. Night Shyamalan has been looking a little weak recently with his disappointing films "The Village," and "Lady ...  Read the complete review

Nothing actually Happened!! The Happening is a 2008 American Horror Movie, written, produced and directed by M. Night Shyamalan. I had actually never heard of it before but it was showing on the airplane recently when I took a trip and I have really enjoyed some of his other films so I was excited to see it. M Night Shyamalan ...  Read the complete review

Considering this is a movie by M. Night Shyamalan (Signs, 6th Sense, The Village, etc) i expected a hell of a lot more! Do not be fooled by the trailers for this movie as they are extremely missleading! The essential story line is that Americans randomly start committing suicide by stabbing themselves, jumping off buildings, ...  Read the complete review

As this was a film by M. Night Shyamalan, I was more than willing to give this a try but the critically aclaimed director has made this storyline a bit too confusing and too many twists to make an overall good film. The film is concentrating too much on leading the audience in the other direction and scaring/confusing them that no visible ...  Read the complete review

This 2008 film from acclaimed and eccentric director/producer/actor M Night Shyamalan is very similar to his 2004 film The Village in many ways, but the main way is in the filming, and the feel to the film. The Happening received very mixed reviews, many of them focusing on the negative side of the acting (or rather the lack of it!) and not so ...  Read the complete review

After sitting the full length of this DVD, intrigued to find out the ending, I was somewhat dissapointed when the ending was revealed. This film is less then frilling and definatly not exciting or action packed. Seems as this film is advertised as a horror, I did not find one part scary nor did any part make me jump. The ending was less then ...  Read the complete review

I didn't want to believe the hype on this one, after all M Night Shyamalan got off to such a great start with the effective and brilliant Sixth Sense, and to a lesser degree Unbreakable. However, each subsequent film has declined in quality and become even more pretentious and unfathomable, its hard not to dismiss Shyamalan as a one hit wonder ...  Read the complete review