Watch out for goold old Ma Earth for she is one pissed off woman in this movie, pimpslapping humanity in the face with a good old fashoined "five across the eyes" move. M. Night is at it again trying to make us believe in the "boogey-man" again. We've faced the scary forest and the unworldy aliens but this time, it's the damn trees, bushes, and flowers. In "The Happening", M. Night presents an event where People begin committing suicide on a massive scale and our players, Marky Mark and John Leguizamo, are on the run, fleeing to avoid the wave of death while the masses throw themselves off buildings, shoot themselves in the head, and gouge out their own throats. M. Night even includes a classic "throw yourself under the giant lawnmower" move. Sadly, my disbelief failed to suspend itself. John Leguizamo's character includes a small daughter who he pawns off to Marky Mark and his squeeze so he could go find his wife. Sure...
This movie is perfect for the paranoid because the antagonist is the surrounding environment. Someone with a persecution complex will relish this movie. The trees are out to get you and the flowers are in on it. That blade of grass next to your left foot wants you and your family dead while the very wind itself plays a great monster role, reviving memories of "Jaws" except its the wind. The damn scary wind. Ooooohhhh the wind is out to get you Marky Mark...Oh give me a damn break. This movie rates a one star for absolute silliness and should be recut as a comedy. If this movie scares you, go see a shrink. Pronto. Or, get a job pruning to get back at those evil plants.
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