Review of After Earth (2013) by Allen G — 23 Apr 2016

Okay, so some of it looks kind of cool and I like the premise. Still, 'After Earth' is a steaming pile of crap.

The script is terrible- like, no cast of actors could save it. You could replace Will Smith with Daniel Day Lewis and his son with Robert De Niro (he's still versatile, okay!?) and this one would still be a complete dud.

Shyamalan has had so many giant misfires that I've started to question whether he was ever good to begin with. I loved Signs when I first saw it but I WAS ONLY A KID. I loved Sixth Sense too but... I WAS ONLY A KID. Unbreakable? Great! But... I WAS ONLY A KID. Would I have liked this had I seen it a kid?

Nah, the dude has just got worse, this film sucks, yo.

There was potential here- again, I liked the premise and some of the world building was good but for every pro there's 50 cons. Will Smith & Jaden Smith probably won't be staring in many films together after this one though so that's a pro, I guess.