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After Earth

2013

M. Night Shyamalan

Jaden Smith, Will Smith, Sophie Okonedo, Zöe Kravitz ...

4.2

29,999

Sci-Fi. Action. Adventure One thousand years after cataclysmic events forced humanity's escape from Earth, Nova Prime has become mankind's new home. Legendary General Cypher Raige (Will Smith) returns from an extended tour of duty to his estranged family, ready to be a father to his 13-year-old son, Kitai (Jaden Smith). When an asteroid storm damages Cypher and Kitai's craft, they crash-land on a now unfamiliar and dangerous Earth. As his father lies dying in ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Scott Foundas Variety	"It’s Shyamalan’s career (...) that seem to be struggling for survival in this listless sci-fi wilderness adventure (...) Opening in a very crowded summer frame, the pic will prove an even greater litmus test of Smith’s continued drawing power"
		Manohla Dargis The New York Times	"For the most part it is an uninteresting slog alleviated only by the occasional unintended laugh and moments of visual beauty. Mr. Shyamalan generally torpedoes his movies with overweening self-seriousness"
		John DeFore The Hollywood Reporter	"The disappointing sci-fi survival tale does little with its substantial resources. (...) After Earth's missteps in conception and execution"
		Richard Roeper Chicago Sun-Times	" Quite simply, this is one of the worst films of 2013."
		Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"The young Smith has energy, but not the acting chops. And he's no miracle worker. The burden of carrying this dull, lifeless movie is just too much (...) rating: ★ (out of 4)"
		Tim Grierson Screendaily	"An intriguing but decidedly underwhelming mixture of genres, tones and sensibilities (...) A trite sci-fi adventure that’s probably too intense for younger viewers and not sophisticated enough for adults."
		Michael Phillips Chicago Tribune	"'After Earth' won't change your world, but it's attractive. (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"
		Mick LaSalle SFGATE	"An utterly dead sci-fi action film (...) Jaden is not ready for his solo spotlight, and the film is the same action over and over. Another bad movie from Shyamalan."
		Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly	"The movie takes off from a concept as basic as a videogame, and it sticks to that concept, without surprise"
		Claudia Puig USA Today	"Though it's meant to be pulse-pounding, 'After Earth' is a lethargic slog (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"
		Keith Uhlich Time Out	"What undoes the film is its rather rancid parent-child sentimentality (...) and a charisma-free performance from the younger Smith that suggests the apple has fallen very far from the tree (...) rating: ★★ (out of 5)"

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