The Happening
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- Synopsis
- 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....
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- Director(s)
- M. Night Shyamalan
- Distributor(s)
- Fox
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 91 min.
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Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites
A movie that I find oddly touching. It is no doubt too thoughtful for the summer action season, but I appreciate the quietly realistic way Shyamalan finds to tell a story about the possible death of man.Read the full review
The New York Times | Manohla DargisAdd Critic to Favorites
A divertingly goofy thriller with an animistic bent, moments of shivery and twitchy suspense and a solid lead performance from Mark Wahlberg.Read the full review
Variety | Justin ChangAdd Critic to Favorites
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.Read the full review
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