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The Happening (2008) 5.1
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Metascore: 34/100
Reviews: 1,223 user | 303 critic | 38 from Metacritic.com A strange, horrible and unprecedented crisis begins in Central Park. A high school science teacher, his wife and a young girl do what they can to survive it. Director:M. Night ShyamalanWriter:M. Night Shyamalan |
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Cast
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| Mark Wahlberg | ... | ||
| Zooey Deschanel | ... | ||
| John Leguizamo | ... | ||
| Ashlyn Sanchez | ... | ||
| Betty Buckley | ... | ||
| Spencer Breslin | ... | ||
| Robert Bailey Jr. | ... | ||
| Frank Collison | ... | ||
| Jeremy Strong | ... | ||
| Alan Ruck | ... | ||
| Victoria Clark | ... | ||
| M. Night Shyamalan | ... |
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| Kristen Connolly | ... | ||
| Cornell Womack | ... |
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Elliot Moore is a high school science teacher who quizzes his class one day about an article in the New York Times. It's about the sudden, mysterious disappearance of bees. Yet again Nature is doing something inexplicable, and whatever science has to say about it will be, in the end, only a theory. Scientists will bring out more theories, but no explanations, when a more urgent dilemma hits the planet. It begins in Central Park. Suddenly and inexplicably, the behavior of everyone in the park changes in a most bizarre and horrible way. Soon, the strange behavior spreads throughout the city and beyond. Elliot, his wife, Alma, and Jess, the young daughter of a friend, will only have theories to guide them where to run and where to hide. But theories may not be enough. Written by J. Spurlin
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We've Sensed It. We've Seen The Signs. Now... It's Happening.Parents Guide:
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Release Date:
13 June 2008 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Green Planet See more »Box Office
Budget:
$48,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£1,632,055 (UK) (13 June 2008)Gross:
$64,505,912 (USA) (12 September 2008)Company Credits
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Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, UTV Motion Pictures, Spyglass Entertainment See more »
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Woman Reading on Bench with Hair Pin: I forgot where I am.
Woman Reading on Bench: You're at the place where the killers meet to decide what to do with the crippled girl.
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Written by Stephen Lang & Marc Ferrari
Performed by Stephen Lang
Courtesy of Marc Ferrari/MasterSource
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Trivia
The bee disappearance Elliot refers to early in the movie is a real problem that threatens worldwide food production, because honeybees pollinate many fruits and crops. The problem is now referred to as Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD). As of 2010, CCD has increased. Many theories have been presented, including radiation from cell phone towers, compromised immune systems, environmental changes (global warming), fungal infections, genetically engineered crops, malnutrition, parasites, pesticides, and viruses. None have been positively identified or ruled out as the primary cause(s). A combination of factors is likely involved. See more »Goofs
At the beginning of the film when the two girls are sitting on the park bench, the one unaffected girl is talking to her friend, but she doesn't respond. Claire, the unresponsive one, is looking down at her book, her eyelids nearly closed, but when the angle changes, she is looking straight ahead instead of down. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Woman Reading on Bench with Hair Pin: I forgot where I am.
Woman Reading on Bench: You're at the place where the killers meet to decide what to do with the crippled girl.
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Crazy Credits
Moving clouds form the backdrop for the opening and closing credits. On the end credits, they've become stormclouds with lightning. On the end credits, M. Night Shyamalan's name vanishes. See more »Soundtracks
"Smooth As Silk"Written by Stephen Lang & Marc Ferrari
Performed by Stephen Lang
Courtesy of Marc Ferrari/MasterSource
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I hate this. I want to tell you guys that this was Shyamalan's comeback and that this film is just as terrifying as you've been promised. But, I cannot.
The film starts off actually quite well. Minus some less than stellar acting (in fact, its horrible) and some just as bad dialogue, I really thought that maybe this film could pull it off. Disturbing death scenes ensue.
Then, bring in Mark Wahlberg. What happened to this guy? Nominated for an Oscar for his turn in The Departed, Wahlberg seems like a safe bet, but in actuality, he's playing a role that just isn't made for him. This role was made for someone nicer. Walhberg has been typecast time and time again as the angry and bad-ass guy, and now I see why. He's good at that and god awful at being nice.
No one else is particularly good either. Zoey Deschanel disappoints, John Leguizamo (Everyone in this movie has a name that's difficult to spell), and all of the extras are just as bad. There is not a single moment of good acting in this movie.
And all of that is because of how rushed this film feels. This is one of those movies that it seriously felt like the director was working on a very limited budget and then took the first take for every actor, none of them had a chance to get into their roles (or so I hope).
It's obvious who will get all of the blame for this (M. Night Shyamalan) and it's really too bad. I can't say that the plot is necessarily bad, it isn't, and with maybe one more draft the script would've been good. The faults of this film all land on Night's shoulders though. I hate to say it because I am very much not a hater of his (I love The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable, and Signs) but I'm forced to say I hate this movie. Not so much for how bad it actually is (it's very bad) but because I really had faith in the director. The trailers almost felt promising and Shyamalan (am I even spelling this right?) promised me that I'd walk out shaking. Instead, I was shaking my head in disappointment.
One thing I'd like to add on though, I can tell that they were going for a Hitchcock vibe and the best way I feel that I can describe this is "a very bad version of The Birds." That is all.