Saturday, 15 February 2014

After caring

After Earth (2013)

Directed by M. Night Shyamalan this film stars Will Smith and Jaden Smith. One thousand years after man kind left Earth a father and son are the only survivors of a space ship that crashes there.

Essentially this is a pretty simple coming of age story with some father/son stuff mixed in but the problem is that it seems like nearly every element of the film is a token effort from those involved. The story never really engages with the world it is set in or the central father/son relationship with any depth. Will Smith is pretty much wasted in a role that negates all the charisma he can bring to a film.


2/5

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