After Earth - Movie Review

Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Writers: Gary Whitta (screenplay), M. Night Shyamalan (screenplay), Will Smith (story)
Producer: James Lassiter, Caleeb Pinkett, Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith
Stars: Jaden Smith, Will Smith, Sophie Okonedo

A few weeks ago, I watched the movie After Earth. This movie was enjoyable and had an interesting plot. The film was about a father working for the military and his teenage son who crash land on Earth, far into the future. In this time period, Earth is a very dangerous planet, which is not suitable for humans. Kitai, the son, must set out on a journey across Earth to save himself and his father.

The film was action packed and very suspenseful, which meant that it was very captivating. There are many unique creatures in this film and Will and Jaden Smith did a great job with portraying their characters.

I found that I expected more from the film. There was lots of promotion for this movie and the trailer looked very interesting, but after seeing the movie, it was a little less than I had expected. I had expected more because I had expected it to be different. In many ways it was, but in many ways it was similar to lots of other films.

Overall, this movie was fun to watch. I might not watch it many times, but I'm glad I saw it once. I would reccomend it for action lovers. It is not a bad movie, I just expected more. See it once and it will entertain you for a few hours.

My Rating:
6/10

Click here to watch the trailer for After Earth on YouTube.