Rating of
1.5/4
Say It Isn't So!
Ghost Seed - wrote on 10/21/08
Oh, okay - if this was meant to document life (or at least TAKE PLACE) on a distant earth-like planet, then I kind of get it...I think. Otherwise, this is a complete joke - a lazy effort - and all the critics are actually right this time around in their Shyamalan bashing.
Was he asleep?
Each actor/character are not so much performing as they are marionettes left hanging on hooks in the dark depths of a prop closet backstage. Googly-eyed reaction shots & line deliveries that sound more like a first time script read through. Not just with one or two roles, it's pretty much every single cast member - and the fact that John Leguizamo is the shining moment as far as acting, just pisses me off even more. There is zero chemistry, not a single relationship based on anything vaguely relating to actual human connections or even emotions.
Lack of detail, lack of depth.
Say what you will about M. Night ripping on Hitchcock in the past, he once knew how to put together a film with good writing, great performances and lovely cinematography, all wrapped into an entertaining package. The Happening was just plain laughable...and watching the DVD's making of feature "Visions of the Happening" started to feel embarrassing to sit through. How can this many people involved be SO WRONG?
