The Un-Happening

the happening is m.night shyamalan's latest venture into the disaster film genre. a plot that hints the possibility of a biochemical attack on US soil, alongwith the casting of mark wahlberg, the movie seemed to offer some potential. i happened to watch it last night and i must say that, after the very first 1o minutes, the movie goes down like a cheap $10 hooker.


now im a fan of thillers/disaster movies, especially the type where you have people dying left and right for no apparent reason. but if youre going to be killing off the cast, atleast make sure its something out of the ordinary. like the godzilla-t.rex hybrid from cloverfield or even a couple hundred snakes on a plane. but a psychotic, wisp of smoke that only picks on large groups of people ? what the fuck is up with that ?!! i mean a puff of killer smoke is as interesting as pigeon crap on a car windshield.


throughout the movie, there is no sense of dread, panic or urgency. and with almost halfway into the movie, the only thing that really happens is you wanting to tear off your left arm and beat yourself senseless with it. i know had that very urge. the new saw installment, saw v, is marginally better than the happening. though that's like saying suffocation is mildly more amusing than drowning.


with signs, unbreakable, the village and now the happening, its obvious that m.night shyamalan has nothing to say. but he's going to keep on saying until people make him stop.