Suspense filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan has formed an impressive career out self-written, produced and directed thrillers, drawing inspiration and comparisons to Hitchcockian fare. Shyamalan’s latest movie, “The Happening” is one of the grandest disaster films in years … but not in ways the filmmakers had intended. A travesty on every front, “The Happening” is a poorly written exercise chock-full of forced dialogue, ham-fisted acting from Marky Mark and his funky bunch, and hackneyed plot devices.
Suspense filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan has formed an impressive career out self-written, produced and directed thrillers, drawing inspiration and comparisons to Hitchcockian fare. Shyamalan’s latest movie, “The Happening” is one of the grandest disaster films in years … but not in ways the filmmakers had intended.
While the Bond films were all about action and hot women, “Get Smart,” under the comedic guidance of Mel Brooks and Buck Henry, refused to take itself seriously. At a recent series of interviews for the new film adaptation some of the actors shared a few thoughts about the film.
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He Said: I was really looking forward to seeing “The Strangers,” and I was ready for a scary movie that made me jump in my seat. But I am still waiting for a scary movie.