This is one of the worst movies I've ever seen!!! Beginning to end this movie was terrible. I'm an M. Night fan and it's hard to believe he did this. Its got horrible acting and makes Mark Wahlberg look bad, They could of used Donny Wahlberg and it would of been just as lame. The story is stupid, no surprise ending, no character development. I don't even remember anyones names besides Joey and Mrs. Jones. Yes...I said Mrs. Jones and a man you never meet named Joey. This is my first review I've written on here...I felt compelled to tell everyone not to go watch this and save your money and time. If I can convince one person then I've done a good thing. Fandango needs a rating below "Oh No" for this movie! Don't watch it in the theater! Don't even watch it on DVD! If it comes on HBO in 2yrs turn the channel!!

Wow, That was some movie, from beginning to the very end. The Happening was a real time movie, not slow nor fast paced, without rhythm or reason, it just happened. Blood and gore is NOT the central theme of this movie. Death just Happened. Suicides occur daily in the US, mass suicides (Cape Jones Town/occults) infrequently. Now imagine, Mass Suicides Randomly Occurring Constantly. In a word.....Go see it ! Be forewarned; if you like certain Directors, fantasy movies, G-rated movies, senseless gore and violence, well The Happening might not be for you. Caution: DO NOT TAKE YOUR YOUNG KIDS; THIS MOVIE IS FULL OF SUICIDES.

Alright I am here to give my side of the story. THIS IS A SPOILER SO ONLY READ IF YOU HAVE NOT, HAVE NOT, SEEN THE MOVIE Alright well this movie is about how horrible the human race is and how we are killing the planet. The acting was awful...on purpose! This is a satire on the human race. Thats how it is. All of these actors have showing that they are capable of executing terrific performances. The trouble between walberg's character and his wife was petty...because that is how we really are! We blow things out of proportion. This movie is flipping everything. We are killing the earth. Well what if it was turned? The planet has had enough so it starts killing us because of all the negative energy. At the end when the main characters are not killed it is because they forgave each other and changed. They put off positive energy. There is symbolism all over this movie. You cannot judge this at face value. This is how i interpreted it. This movie was executed perfectly.Howelsecoulditend?

Plot was not very strong. Acting was good. I wouldn't see it again.

After watching the movie, I expected many people wouldn't like it as much as I did, but I didn't expect quite as bad a reaction as most of the people leaving the theater had. This is not a sit back and be entertained movie. It's a movie that's designed to give you a unique mental and emotional experience. And I don't think the majority of movie goers are interested in having to 'work' to fully experience and enjoy this movie. The choices made were all very thought out to make the events of the movie so personal that it requires introspection and analysis. The way the suicides that are focused on are filmed in a completely different way than the rest of the movie (as if they are home movie footage), the matching of the music to the emotional setting of a scene, the hints (but never obvious disclosure) that emotions are the major topic of the movie...all of these things are perfectly thought and and commendably executed. But as the title says, unfortunately it's not for all.