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The Happening (2008)
The Happening fails to impress
The Happening should be re-named "The Not-Happening". I thought I'd give this a chance,having seen the trailer, which I did find interesting. The thing is, The Happening started out fast-ish,then amidst that action,there was some kind of annoying sub-plot(a bit like the kind of thing you might see in Friends)where Elliot's (Wahlberg) wife admits to having an affair, hiding mobile phone calls and the like. Its almost laughable that something like this should be in the script when the characters lives are in stake. There would be no room to even develop that sub-plot anyway. There's hardly any atmospheric music (I mean,Dark Knight had me on the edge of my seat,because of the music, and its by the same guy in The Happening, isn't it?) For me, it just went off the boil after the first 5 minutes. The main thing that keeps a movie rolling for me is music. If it isn't there, it will fail. Within The Happening is an interesting story that could have worked if the pace was a lot speedier. And the dialogue? Nah. Must...try....harder!!
Bo bui gai wak (2006)
Not bad at all....several stories in one
Its sad to see Jackie with make up on to try and make him look younger! His face look so stretched...like many of Jackies post Police Story (1985) movies, it seems as if he is trying too many facets in his character. Whilst he maybe showing a certain ability to act, I found the story going from comedy to action movie to drama to be a bit too much. Jackie CAN act though thats for certain. Jackie stars alongside Louis Koo (Election) and Michael Hui (Cannonball Run)as a team of burglars who somehow get mixed up in a family feud involving a baby, a father driven mad by the loss of his fanatical son, Inspector Steve (Yuen Biao), relationship issues, and a loopy wife who carries a doll. Entwined in all of this is Jackies trademark action, still ever impressive after all these years.