Review of The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) by April N — 29 Jan 2012

Underwhelming, boring, and Jaden Smith played a part in making this show bad, he was so damn annoying.......

This review of The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) was written by April N on 29 Jan 2012.

The Day the Earth Stood Still has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Eric R (1,431) on 05 Nov 2016

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This one started out ok, and had potential, but lost its way as it went along. Jaden Smith was quite annoying in it…

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