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Friday, June 13, 2008

"The Happening" Mini-Review

Del, Liz and I saw "The Happening", as it opened today. I wrote a quick little review at Wall Street Journal in response to so much criticism:

"I certainly don't think it deserves such vehement pans, it wasn't THAT bad. I understand the genre, and while I can't say I completely see the homage to 50's camp horror, I can say I was moderately entertained. I believe this to be a case where the intent to get a message across usurped the duty to entertain. There was suspense to be certain, however there was no nuance. As horrific as the suicides were, even they became tedious. It's like watching a mystery about a killer and learning who it is in the first 15 minutes. Sure you can hang around to see it all play out, but you won't be fully surprised."