Review of After Earth (2013) by Kyle M — 22 Aug 2014

The Will and Jaden Smith father-son on-screen chemistry returns since "The Pursuit of Happiness." Now this time, their roles are reversal: Jaden doing the pursuing, while Will doing the supporting.

This sci-fi is original with creativity and Shyamalan's biggest production value and few of his working tactics attempted, but it also includes typical flaws from his current sense of directions in film.

Back to the film's father-son chemistry centerpiece, the acting in behavior and general was overdone from the both of them (and other characters); specifically Will Smith kept a serious expression with his performance being questionably booming, the film's common tone in the older cast's voices.

At the film's ending at one point, we get the same feeling of the duo's when the film comes to an end. The film maybe this decade's version of "Battlefield Earth" (hopefully the pattern stops here), but better by what the film can only offer a few to enjoy, less than what it can offer to disappoint. (B-).

(Full review coming soon).