But the trailers really do look like daddy was giving the kid a financial gift… that he doesn’t need.Ī vanity project cooked up by Will Smith to showcase his young son, an uninspired and derivative plot, M. The kid did alright in the new karate kid. (As if there aren’t millions of equally or more talented actors out there spending their lives waiting tables.) In this case, there isn’t even a claim of talent. I’m sick to death of being told that some young newcomer on the Hollywood scene is extremely talented, and it’s only a coincidence that they happen to be So-and-So-Big-Hollywood-Star’s son or daughter. Sorry, but I’m not interested in participating – especially at my own expense – in the crowning of the new prince by his father.
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The “Karate Kid” and this film are the movie star equivalent of buying your kid a motorcycle when he hasn’t learned to ride a bicycle yet. Smith the Elder needs to realize that Smith the Younger just doesn’t have the chops to carry a movie. Moviegoers resented the nepotism–hangover from Jaden getting TOP billing in ‘karate kid’–what are the odds? Here is what some commenters had to say about the film: It also should be noted that Kitai was able to overcome his struggles, emotions, and insecurities without lewd cursing, unnecessary violence, and explicit sex scenes. “After Earth” is a positive and inspirational tale of a young teen coming in to his own as a member of his family and society. As Will Smith coldly instructs him to feel, to root in this moment now, to master his own creation, I felt the purest horror I ever have at a Shyamalan film: What if this is what Jaden Smith’s life is actually like?”īut the funny thing is, in the New Jersey theater, where I viewed the movie with a nearly packed house, viewers actually clapped at the end of the movie, suggesting that the film had met their expectations if not exceeded them.įor those of you who haven’t seen the movie yet, “After Earth” is a movie that, with a post-human-Earth backdrop, explores “Kitai’s (Jaden) journey in attempting to connect with his father, “Cypher” (Will), while essentially coming in to his own.
He’s not bad, especially, but he is a kid asked to do the extraordinary: compel us as he pretends to do ridiculous bullsh–. The Village Voice: “I fear Jaden might face online wrath for his performance here, especially thanks to the numb-tongued Kiwi accent he’s forced to adopt. NY Daily News: “Summer 2013 has its first bomb, and sadly, it’s landed right on Will Smith.” Slate: “Even with his charismatic dad in his earpiece calling the shots, Jaden can’t turn himself into a movie star by sheer force of Will.Ĭhicago Sun Times: “As for the plot, I guess recycling remains in vogue centuries from now.”
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There are some logic lapses in the movie as well: if the planet, full of tropical plants, freezes every night, uh why don’t the plants die? Why don’t the rescue beacons just activate automatically when a ship crashes? Although the cutlass is a very cool-looking weapon… at times sort of like Darth Maul’s double headed light saber, why wouldn’t such a space-traveling, advanced civilization just use laser weapons or bombs to blow up the enemy Ursa? Why is it necessary to go into “hand to pincher” combat with them? Only in order for the cool “ Ghosting” thing to be necessary.SEE ALSO: Angela Bofill Continues To Entertain, Even Without Her Signature Voiceīy Sunday, several high-profile critics panned “After Earth”: Some of this might be due to the film’s director M. General Raige is just too cold and stoic forcing most of the emotion of the film on young Jaden who is fun and very impressive to watch as he gracefully moves over rocks and uses skills like Parkour to bounce off walls but when he expresses sadness or worry it’s by frowning.
I’m not saying Will can’t be a “serious” actor but playing a tough, cold, almost emotionless military commander, he can’t use the usual brand of wit, charm and humor that make us enjoy his characters so much.
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