On Metacritic, the film has a score of 33 out of 100 based on 41 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". Night Shyamalan's once-promising career.". The website's critical consensus reads, " After Earth is a dull, ploddingly paced exercise in sentimental sci-fi - and the latest setback for director M. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 11% based on 211 reviews and an average rating of 3.90/10. The scene where Cypher shouts, "DENIED! SIT DOWN!" was actually amusing.Īfter Earth was panned by both critics and audiences alike its acting was criticized as melodramatic, and the writing and storytelling were also singled out for mainstream criticism.James Newton Howard's score is passable.Despite being poorly executed, it had an interesting concept.On brief occasions, Jaden Smith has a passable performance.Night Shyamalan films that have (often ridiculous) plot twists, this marks the first time that it lacks a plot twist. Kitai whines a lot, especially after Cypher tells him to abort the mission.If you listen carefully in the scene when Kitai is confronting the tiger-like creature before its fall, a cartoonish growling sound is heard.Cypher says the Earth's atmosphere is unstable, yet the Earth is rich in plant life and doesn't suffer any form of pollution, meaning that there should be plenty of breathable oxygen. When Kitai furrows his eyebrows, his forehead looks like Emperor Palpatine's.Despite it being set in the future, humanity uses retractable swords that look too primitive for a futuristic setting.For example, the characters speak in an accent that lies somewhere between Elmer Fudd and Forrest Gump whilst Kitai sounds like he has rubber bands around his tongue (mentioned in JoBlo's video). Weird sounding stereotypical futuristic accents.
The Ursas look like rejected Starship Troopers bugs.The special effects are poorly done, especially with the Ursa, the tiger, and the eagle.Very poor acting, especially considering who is involved.
Will there be another after earth movie movie#
Kitai spends most of the movie being a whiny teenage brat and making terrible decisions, while Cypher is an extreme jackass and a terrible father since his treatment of Kitai is borderline emotional abuse, such the infamous dinner table scene where Cypher yells at Kitai with no provocation, ordering him to sit down, when all Kitai did was ask if he could go to his room.