Critique: I have always liked M Night as a director. He may be a lousy actor but let’s face it, we all loved Signs and Sixth Sense. In his new outing "The Happening" he has made his most simple film to date. The plot is non existent and whatever we can make out for one is still simpler.
Plants emit a toxin that makes people commit suicides. Violent suicides. Now that is a simple plot isn’t it? Now the first sequence set in New York is quite effective and makes you expect the rest. From that point on it proceeds in a snail pace (Not that I am complaining) until the point where they form a group in the middle of nowhere. Then on the movie moves in an even slower pace
But that’s what one expects from Manoj. None of films were fast moving or had amazing and exciting moments all along. They just come along a slow plot and here it’s still the same. The speed of the film was never a problem for me, coz I felt that it kept me interested the whole time.
Mark Wahlberg did a good job in the role of the science teacher. He was convincing most of the time in a role where there is not much to do. The leading lady Zooey has more scope to act than Mark and has done a decent job. Their relationship was cute.
There are no twists in the film that perhaps is the only twist!!!
The End: Overall I enjoyed this film, not because I like Manoj, but because this is a pretty decent film. The Suicides are chilling and gives you creeps in more than one place. The film was good and only thing missing was a cameo by M Night.
Rating: 7/10
One last thing: This may not be as good as Sixth Sense or Signs, but then again you have to understand you can’t make a masterpiece in everyone of your films. Especially, when all your work is 100% original and is not adapted or inspired.
-Kay
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