Mark Wahlberg’s infamous horror movie with 18% RT score gets new streaming home in October

Mark Wahlberg’s poorly reviewed survival movie, The eventis officially coming to streaming. Directed by M. Night Shyamalan, the horror movie follows a world where mysterious and self-inflicted deaths plague the world. Wahlberg stars as Elliot Moore, a teacher desperately trying to survive and discover the truth behind the suspicious attack. The movie did well at the box office, earning $163 million on a $60 million budget. Despite achieving a profit, The event Received rave reviews and contributed to Shyamalan’s ongoing fall from grace.

According to a report by Collider, The much-maligned movie will officially come to Hulu on October 1. The event Was previously only available to buy or rent. The timing comes as Shyamalan’s Trap was released in theaters and supported at the box office.

For fans of:

• The room and other ironic cult classics.

• M. Night Shyamalan and the progression of his career.

• Mark Wahlberg, Zooey Deschanel, John Leguizamo and Betty Buckley.

• Survivor movies with mysterious threats and an environmental message.

Why you should watch the event on Hulu

It best captures the essence of a B-movie.

Few movies are more entertaining than this thriller. With Elliot and his wife darting around the country looking for safety, they stumble upon a large cast of quirky and hilarious characters. They eventually come to discover that the root of the mysterious deaths is not a terrorist-driven biological weapon as they initially assumed. Without spoiling the twist, they instead uncover a terrifying secret that gets to the heart of Shyamalan’s argument about human civilization.

The cast was mocked for exaggerated performances, the production quality proved to be insufficient, and the eventual twist was downright laughable. Just like The room Eventually becoming a cult classic, Wahlberg’s survival movie has endured and begs to be watched. It’s hard to forget Betty Buckley’s wild portrayal of Mrs. Jones or Wahlberg’s lack of reaction to much of the surrounding horror. Although it would be painful to take seriously, An ironic view is really entertaining.

Shyamalan claims he intended to make a fun B-movie, and that’s exactly what he did. Each of Shyamalan’s movies plays on different themes and styles, and The event Stands out like his image from a classic B-movie. Although it secured weak Rotten Tomatoes scores, it is worth watching just to see the progression of Shyamalan’s work and the hilarity of Wahlberg’s reactions.

What Screen Rant said about The event:

The movie switches gears to be a more goofy sort of horror when the reality of what’s going on becomes clear. It’s an odd tonal choice for the filmmakers to accept that the weird nature of the twist makes the sillier tone necessary, and one that turns it from a tolerable horror mystery into an awkward satire (as evidenced by the killer elderly woman encountered near the climax ). The event switches gears – intentionally or otherwise – from straight-faced horror into a mystery science theater 3000-worth effort, but the viewing experience is just as fun. Although the twist changes the movie’s appeal, it’s still worth watching, where a more frustrating or less inventive twist would simply have made it forgettable or bland. Movies can be silly and twisty (& M. Night Shyamalan is the master)

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