califkid

M. Night has done it again. He's taken us on a journey to nowhere. How does this happen? It happens because he probably starts writing his story before he has his ending. The acting is terrible, and it's easy to understand why. These actors can't possibly have an idea how they're supposed to be feeling, based on this script. It should have been re-written as a spoof on eco-horror films. Bad...simply bad. Sure there's some creepiness here and there, but any first year film school student can produce a creepy moment. It's only relevant when done within a definable context and theme. The context and theme of The Happening is..."huh?" I'm going out on a limb here, willing to put my money where my mouth is, because I don't think Hollywood has any talent. It's a town of smoke and mirrors.

I am so certain that I can write a better script than any that M. Night has written, including The Sixth Sense, that I will bet any major studio executive or major producer $5,000 to be paid to their favorite charity, that I can write a scarier script with as good or better twist than any that M. Night has written. The judges can be any 3 script analysts of that executive's choosing. My email address is dhall58@gmail.com. I don't expect anyone in this town to pick up the gauntlet.

While this little film isn't groundbreaking, it certainly has its strengths: good story, nice cinematography, good music, and best of all, cute girls. I would have liked for it to be a bit more "steamy," but overall, this movie is no different from bigger budgeted dramas except they have bigger names and more hype (typically undeserving). This is a very solid effort, and would have drawn more attention with better actors. However, there are some good performances from the lead "bad girl," and some other folks performed admirably as well. I really liked the sleazy agent who kept trying to put Jolie in compromising situations. The cinematography really captures the essence and allure of Miami. Will this go down as an all-time favorite of mine? No. Was it worth the viewing? Absolutely!

This story went nowhere. Sure the graphics and cinematography were very good, but big deal. It's Hollywood. If you can't make a good looking picture in this town, then you are truly incompetent. What else is truly incompetent is the writing on this boring, confusing, unemotional (unless someone you loved died in the last 10 minutes) vanity fest. Writing has such a simple formula. That Hollywood continually green-lights projects that are of poor writing quality is a testament to the fact that in this so-called business, the basics still elude most of the so-called professionals. Imagine GM making a car that just didn't start, or didn't have wheels, or didn't have lights. Yet, the so-called movie business continually produces films that don't even cover the basis of sound storytelling. HORRIBLE, HORRIBLE, HORRIBLE, HORRIBLE, HORRIBLE...and it stunk.