Unlike that movie, it's feasible that After Earth could be taken seriously - the elder Smith's consistently somber delivery and his son's perpetually furrowed brow telegraph the film's grim tone in no uncertain terms - though a misstep in stylization, an unqualified leading man, and a predictable story prevent this effects-heavy sci-fi adventure from ever blasting off. ![]() In fact, with its opening scenes depicting Mother Nature revolting against mankind, After Earth could almost be considered a loose sequel to Shyamalan's 2008 nature-versus-man comedy The Happening. By the time Shyamalan's directorial credit blazes across the screen like a bad plot twist in one of his own films, it's obvious that the suits at Columbia would rather you not realize this is the latest effort from the director who has spectacularly failed to live up to the promise of his mind-bending breakthrough. ![]() ![]() Night Shyamalan built his entire career on pulling the rug out from under moviegoers, and now Columbia Pictures attempts that same feat with the marketing for After Earth, a forgettable slice of cinematic nepotism marketed solely on the star power of Will and Jaden Smith.
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