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'The Happening': Fun With Neuronsnew
The latest M. Night Shyamalan movie can be entertaining -- if viewed as a cheesy, 1950s sci-fi film.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
06-19-2008 |
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Tags: M. Night Shyamalan, The Happening
Shyamalan's a Ding Dongnew
M. Night Shyamalan aims to evoke 9/11 fear with The Happening but the result is anything but shocking.
New York Press |
Armond White |
06-19-2008 |
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Tags: M. Night Shyamalan, The Happening
'The Happening' is Goofynew
The Happening is being marketed as the first R-rated film from Shyamalan, and it's also widely viewed as Shyamalan's last chance to remind everyone he used to make good movies. It's also so terrible as to be nearly unwatchable.
The Portland Mercury |
Erk Henriksen |
06-13-2008 |
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'The Happening' is NOT Happeningnew
M. Night Shyamalan's latest fails to revive his flagging career.
Montreal Mirror |
Mark Slutsky |
06-13-2008 |
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Tags: M. Night Shyamalan, The Happening
M. Night Shyamalan's Latest Twist?new
Once a wunderkind of suspense manipulation -- infamous for his third-act twists but watched for every adroit set piece that came before -- M. Night Shyamalan has recoiled from the disaster of Lady in the Water by making his first lazy movie, a picture that grinds from one obligatory shock to another.
Willamette Week |
Aaron Mesh |
06-11-2008 |
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In Defense of M. Night Shyamalannew
Like an otherwise artsy band who garners commercial success on the strength of one atypically radio-friendly song, with The Sixth Sense Shyamalan established a base of moviegoers who have since strained to find the same sort of big-box-office spookiness and twists instead of recognizing what each subsequent film has actually had to offer.
San Antonio Current |
Cynthia Hawkins |
06-11-2008 |
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Fantastic?new
A cast of losers discusses the fate of a fish-girl out of water -- said discourse entails reciting ludicrous fairy-tale names in voices better suited to MAD TV's Mrs. Swan.
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
07-27-2006 |
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Somewhat Praiseworthy!new
M. Night Shyamalan's latest film is flawed, but original enough to appreciate.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
07-26-2006 |
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Pool Party
This release further suggests that Shyamalan's simple, finely crafted breakout film will one day mark him as a one-hit wonder.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
07-21-2006 |
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Drenched in Hokumnew
The performances are bang-on and there are moments of great beauty throughout, but Lady in the Water ultimately capsizes under the weight of its own goofy story.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
07-20-2006 |
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Talent Poolnew
Stars Bryce Dallas Howard and Paul Giamatti and director/actor M. Night Shyamalan discuss each other's contributions to Lady in the Water.
Boston Phoenix |
Gary Susman |
07-20-2006 |
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Storyvillenew
Like Shyamalan's other films, this one is full of fascinating but half-chewed ideas told in a form that even a child (with a high tolerance for creepy chills) can grasp.
Boston Phoenix |
Gary Susman |
07-20-2006 |
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The Dead Poolnew
The master of the nonsensical outdoes himself in a cock-and-bull bedtime story.
The Village Voice |
Michael Atkinson |
07-19-2006 |
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M. Night Shyamalan Sinks To The Bottom
Inflated from an impromptu “bedtime story” that Shyamalan invented for his children, “Lady In The Water” is a hackneyed story about a water nymph inappropriately named “Story” (Bryce Dallas Howard) who resides at the bottom of an apartment complex swimming pool.
There's a Spot for this Village in The Twilight Zonenew
Shyamalan has played the same hand one time too many: he coasts into this village that is wracked by the wages of fear, manipulation, and forestry.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
08-06-2004 |
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Tags: M. Night Shyamalan, The Village
