M. Night's THE HAPPENING

Apr 25, 2008 14:47

Sadly, I don't think this is going to do all that well. The first half (while an obvious rip-off of Stephen King's THE CELL) is pretty ambitious and a major nail-biter in several places (like Lequizamo's death).. But after the frantic run through the grassy field toward the middle of the movie (where most of the remaining survivors are split up for the last time), the story all but stalls out. While I agree that there is really only so much you can do with um... killer plants... I think the ending could have been better (mood rings, Marky Mark on guitar, and an ice-house.. come on). Yes, M. Night is really inventive with his openers and a master at building suspense, but once again the final payoff is just not there.
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