After Earth Review

After Earth


Release Date: 13th June 2013 - Australia


Production Companies
Columbia Pictures

Overbrook Entertainment

Blinding Edge Pictures

Distribution
Sony Pictures Australia


Genre: Sci-Fi

Rating: M

Runtime: 100 minutes


Budget: $130,000,000

Box Office Gross: $243,611,982 (Worldwide)


Plot Summary
A crash landing leaves Cypher Raige, a legendary general, and his son Kitai stranded on Earth, now a dangerous planet after 1,000 years of cataclysmic events that forced humanity's escape. With his father wounded by the crash, Kitai must journey

across the hostile terrain to

recover their rescue

beacon.

If they are to survive and have a chance to get back home, they must learn to trust each other and work together.


Cast
Will Smith - Cypher Raige
Jaden Smith - Kitai Raige
Sophie Okonedo - Faia Raige
Zoë Kravitz - Senshi Raige
Glenn Morshower - Commander Velan

Jaden Martin - 9-Year Old Kitai
Sincere L. Bobb - 3-Year Old Kitai
David Denman - Private McQuarrie
Kristofer Hivju - Security Chief
Sacha Dawan - Hesper Pilot
Chris Geere - Hesper Navigator
Diego Klattenhoff - Veteran Ranger

Lincoln Lewis - Running Cadet

Monika Jolly - Female Ranger

Crew
Screenplay/Producer/Director -

M. Night Shyamalan
Story - Will Smith
Screenplay - Gary Whitta

Executive Producer/Unit Production Manager -
E. Bennett Walsh
Producers - James Lassiter,
Jada Pinkett Smith, Caleeb Pinkett and

Will Smith
Co-Producer/First Assistant Director - John Rusk
Co-Producer - Ashwin Rajan

Military Advisors - James D. Dever

and Quay Terry
Production Designer - Thomas E. Sanders

Art Directors - Robert W. Joseph,

Naaman Marshall and Dean Wolcott

Set Decorator - Rosemary Brandenberg

Property Master - Andrew Petrotta

Costume Designer - Amy Westcott

Costume Supervisor - Lisa Lovaas
Director of Photography - Peter Suschitzky

"B" Camera Operator - John S. Moyer

Second Assistant Directors - John R. Saunders

and John Nasraway

Second Unit Director/Stunt Coordinator -
Chad Stalheski

Stunt Coordinator - R.A. Rondell

Aerial Stunt Coordinator - Tim Rigby

Stunt Coordinator: Second Unit - Brad Martin

E2 Coordinator: Jaden Smith - Darrell Foster

Aerial Helicopter Pilot - Cliff Fleming

Special Effects Supervisor - Tommy Frazier

Special Effects Coordinator: Second Unit -

Richard O. Helmer
Visual Effects Supervisor - Jonathan Rothbart

Digital Pipeline Supervisor - Craig A. Mumma

Visual Effects Supervisors: Tippett Studio -
Blair Clark and Aharon Bourland

Visual Effects Supervisor: DIVE - Mark O. Forker

Visual Effects Producer - Jenny Fulle
Visual Effects Producer: DIVE - David P.I. James
CG Effects Supervisor: Tippett Studio -

Scott Singer
Animation Supervisor: Tippett Studio -

James W. Brown

Digital Environment Supervisor: Tippett Studio -

Craig Barron
Editor - Steven Rosenblum

Assistant Editor - Luke Ciarrocchi

Supervising Sound Editors - Steven Ticknor

and Charles Maynes
Sound Designer - Randy Thom

Sound Mixer - Tod Maitland

Re-Recording Mixers - Paul Massey,

David Giammarco and Deb Abdir
Music - James Newton Howard

Score Recordist and Mixer - Shawn Murphy

Review
What disappointed me was this film promised to be a new sci-fi film with unexplored depth. In reality, AFTER EARTH was a serving of boredom and dullness to earthbound filmgoers. I expected more impact and scenery from the infamous director M. Night Shyamalan. The man is back in the director's chair after his latest feature, The Last Airbender, which proved to be a fiasco according to all people, such as critics and audiences. This time, director Shyamalan tries to redeem himself, and too bad he still fails miserably. He couldn't do justice with this motion picture.

The problem lies within the film's acting, including Will Smith. This role doesn't allow him to be the actor we know for the witty sarcasm seen in his previous acting efforts. He has made a lifeless portrayal as one of the main characters, no offence to the lead actor. The other mistake Will Smith made was allowing his son Jaden to be in the lead role. Shyamalan should have stepped up and vetoed Smith's decision. Jaden did not fulfil his talents in the feature. Let's give the excuse that he isn't worthy enough to live up to his father's legacy. Sorry, Jaden, you did your best.

I was surprised at how disappointing this flick was. With no indication of greatness or cinematic originality, AFTER EARTH could have been a worse film, but not as bad as The Last Airbender, which is known for its disloyalty to the source material of the cartoon.

Star rating: (2/5) Bad Movie

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