Thompson on Hollywood: Review Roundup: M. Night Shyamalan Makes a "Non-Happening" with 'After Earth,' Starring a Sparkless Jaden and Will Smith

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Review Roundup: M. Night Shyamalan Makes a "Non-Happening" with 'After Earth,' Starring a Sparkless Jaden and Will Smith May 30th 2013, 15:51 Critics aren't impressed with either M. Night Shyamalan's directorial work or the Jaden and Will Smith pairing in new apocalyptic sci-fi entry "After Earth" (June 7). The venom towards Shyamalan is strong (Sony all but cut his name from the film's marketing), with Variety calling his film a "non-happening," and the Hollywood Reporter pointing out that the director does little to help 14-year-old Jaden Smith, obviously flailing in a role meant to carry the film. Roundup below. Variety:The last time M. Night Shyamalan tried his hand at a big-budget "Man vs. Wild" episode, with 2008's "The Happening," the unseen villainess was none other than Mother Nature herself. In the decided non-happening that is Shyamalan's latest, "After Earth," the threats lurking on a post-apocalyptic blue planet include baboons, predatory birds and a giant alien beastie that looks like a rejected prototype from H.R. Giger's workshop. (At least there are no Tom Cruise clones.) But it's Shyamalan's career,... Media files: after-earth.jpg (image/jpeg)

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