The Happening (2008)

The Happening

• This movie was ridiculously awful. That really sums it up, so this review won’t be too long. However, it was mildly enjoyable, if you look past the horribleness. I really liked the direction the story seemed to take, but overall, it didn’t lead up to anything exciting. It started out great, but the explanation for everything was so dumb and anticlimactic. The acting didn’t help, either. I’m a very huge fan of both Mark Wahlberg and Zooey Deschanel, but they both really missed. The entire cast seemed to force everything and leave it really bland. So that part was really hard to sit through, as well as laugh at. That’s about all I really want to say. Some bits were fun, but overall, it really misses the mark. I wouldn’t recommend it unless you happen to like a crappy sci-fi.