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    181. The Happening (2008)

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    By The Mad Movie Man on June 10, 2013 2008, 4 - 5.9, 90-99 mins, Drama, June, Movies Of 2013, Review, Sci-Fi, Thriller, United States
    5.4 Ridiculous
    • Acting 5.4
    • Directing 5.9
    • Story 4.8
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    Starring: Zooey Deschanel, Mark Wahlberg, John Leguizamo

    Director: M. Night Shyamalan

    Running Time: 91 mins


    The Happening is an American film about the events after an airborne disease in New York causes numerous people around the city to kill themselves in very gruesome ways, and after a man, his wife and a girl escape together, they must do whatever possible to survive.

    This was definitely a cool idea for a thriller film, and the initial stages of the film were actually very promising, however for some reason, the story began to tail off once the unexplained events started to occur, making this a very frustrating and confusing story to follow.

    Also, I was very confused by the choice of actors for this film. I know Mark Wahlberg does some dramas, but he’s best as a comedy actor in my opinion, so coupled with Zooey Deschanel, who only does comedies (I think…), I was thinking that this film was slightly comedic for major parts of this film, pulling me away from the real drama of the story.

    Overall, this film was pretty poor. Although it had a cool concept, and was initially promising, it ended up with a boring and frustrating story, as it was very disjointed throughout the entire film, so that’s why I’ll give it a 5.4.

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    The Mad Movie Man, AKA Anthony Cullen, writes articles and reviews about movies and the world of cinema. From January 1st, 2013 to December 31st, 2022, he watched and reviewed a movie every day. This is the blog dedicated to the project: www.madmovieman.com

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