AFTER EARTH (Theatrical Release USA 2013)

 Ben Meyers’ rating: 3.7|5.0 Starsììì

After Earth—great concept— accesses the skills of the father and son team, Will and Jaden Smith, to create this action/adventure film. Will and Jaden Smith work well together, but this film does have the same charisma between the two actors as their movie, The Pursuit of Happyness. This movie’s story is simple with a linear, easy-to-follow story; but an audience may feel like they wanted more than was presented here. The film is about finding a beacon and that is it.

Film Poster Courtesy of Wikipedia

Storyline

A father and son crash land on earth and need to find help.

Additional Thanks

Thank you to Director M. Night Shyamalan for directing effort. Thank you to Executive Producer E. Bennett Walsh for making the film possible. Additional characters/cast include: Kitai Raige (Jaden Smith), Cypher Raige (Will Smith), Faia Raige (Sophie Okonedo), Senshi Raige (Zoë Kravitz), Commander Velan (Glenn Morshower), Security Chief (Kristofer Hivju), Security Chief (Kristofer Hivju), Hesper Pilot (Sacha Dhawan), Hesper Navigator (Chris Geere), Veteran Ranger (Diego Klattenhoff), Private McQuarrie (David Denman), Running Cadet (Lincoln Lewis), Jaden Martin), Three-Year-Old Kitai (Sincere L. Bobb), and Female Ranger (Monika Jolly).

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?

Maybe. It’s always good to see Will and Jaden Smith in a movie.

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Ben Meyers