The Happening

M. Night Shyamalan used to be a great name for mixing horror and psychological thriller into something more. Plenty of people were, and still are, freaked out by The Sixth Sense and Unbreakable. However, that’s about all M. Night Shyamalan has going for him these days. His latest attempt at a movie, The Happening, is certainly not something you’re going to want to watch a second time. The movie begins with strange deaths which defy any sort of reason, erupting all over major American cities. A high school teacher must find a way to escape the deadly phenomenon. What ensues is 1 hour and 25 minutes of utter crap. The only emotion in the movie is the contained within the fights between Elliot and his wife, and once the conclusion of the movie is on you, you’ll be left scratching your head going, “Really? That’s the end?”

Over all, the features included in the DVD are pretty standard. You have a few deleted scenes and a featurette, which focuses on the making of The Happening. Both the movie and the DVD are entirely dissappointing, and I can only recommend both to die-hard M. Night Shyamalan fans.