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34 out of 100

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5.5 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 474 Ratings

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  • Starring: John Leguizamo, Mark Wahlberg, Zooey Deschanel
  • Summary: It begins with no clear warning. It seems to come out of nowhere. In a matter of minutes, episodes of strange, chilling deaths that defy reason and boggle the mind in their shocking destructiveness, erupt in major American cities. What is causing this sudden, total breakdown of human behavior?For Philadelphia high school science teacher Elliot Moore what matters most is finding a way to escape the mysterious and deadly phenomenon. (Twentieth Century Fox)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 38
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 38
  3. Negative: 18 out of 38
  1. Seattle Post-Intelligencer
    Reviewed by: William Arnold
    83
    An unapologetic B-movie.
  2. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: Stina Chyn
    60
    Whether you're a casual or an ardent follower of M. Night Shyamalan's films, The Happening could alienate or dominate your thinking cap. Remember--it's perfectly acceptable to laugh one second and shriek the next.
  3. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Michael Phillips
    38
    After the insufferably dense mermaid mythology of "Lady in the Water," Shyamalan clearly wanted to keep things simple. He whizzed straight past "simple" to simplistic.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 185 out of 326
  2. Mixed: 18 out of 326
  3. Negative: 123 out of 326
  1. IsaacC
    10
    Finally Score = Planet 1, Humans 0, I see Genius where humans took a back seat and you can tell by these ignorant reviews how lost we really are and sensitive to the possibility of nature being sensitive and defensive too. Truly a masterpiece and respects to all participants in down playing humans and upscaling the breathing breeze.… Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  2. davenbettridge
    5
    While this movie doe s pose an idea that could have been made into something interesting, M. Night Shyamalan fails to tell us a compelling story with characters that don t make you want to slit your wrists every time they open their mouth, or do anything. Mark Wahlbergs acting is horrible, the little girl acting was better. The suicide scenes become distasteful. The character actions are unbelievable to the circumstances. M. Night Shyamalans earlier work was good, this is not. Pass.… Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  3. JoeD
    3
    I expected better from this movie. Turns out it was the best unintentional comedy I've seen. If your looking for a laugh watch this.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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