The Happening
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5.4 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 507 Ratings

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Metascore
34 out of 100

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 38 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 38
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 38
  3. Negative: 18 out of 38
  1. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Kirk Honeycutt
    50
    The movie seems more like a '50s science fiction film of extreme paranoia or an episode of "The Twilight Zone" that even at a swiftly paced 90 minutes feels padded.
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  2. Variety
    Reviewed by: Justin Chang
    50
    In short, this is a Shyamalan movie minus the bravado, the swagger; there are no audacious attempts to pull out the rug from under the audience, no ham-fisted lessons about the importance of religious belief or the power of storytelling.
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  3. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Robert Wilonsky
    50
    What a bunch of nonsense--effective nonsense, chilling nonsense, occasionally wrenching nonsense, but nonsense nonetheless.
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