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Reviewed By: Lord High Rikonian ( 6/3/2013 12:23:59 AM)
Rating: 3.00 shapeshifting sword things
Genre: After Earth
Starring: The Fresh Prince, the other Karate Kid, a shapeshifting space sword
Plot: I liked this movie, but I have problems with it. There's a few things that borked my suspension of disbelief. For one, the scene at the start with the one legged soldier. We have bionic legs now, so him having to rely on friends to help him stand up instead of having a bionic leg seemed unbelievable. He has a floating wheelchair but not a bionic leg? I call shennanigans. But whatever, maybe it was in the shop that day, I'll let that slide.
The alien monster smells fear pheremones, that's it. It can't smell people's sweat or their blood or their hair oils, just the fear pheremones? This is the sort of detail that, when I let myself think about the movie, falls flat. It seems like it was shoehorned in to make the "Fear is a choice" tagline work.
While the future wildlife was cool, it wasn't varied enough, and for the most part, every weird creature appeared in its own self contained scene (with one notable exception).
Those are my problems with After Earth. But aside from them, it was a good movie. Far better than any of M Night's post-Unbreakable work. The pacing and tone was exceptionally well done. M Night may suck at putting twists on things (thankfully, After Earth doesn't have a ludicrous twist ending), but he is very good at creating a good atmosphere (which is ironic considering how much of the film's man vs. nature conflict is due to toxic air). The gear is very cool, especially the sword. Forget lightsabers, I want a Cutlass. The adventure Jaiden Smith embarks on is epic, visually stunning, and very fun to watch. The quality of the characterization and the relatively straightforward plot do much to salvage this film, but the problems I mentioned at the beginning of this review do weigh it down.
I think if they had left out the whole Ursa thing (or not given it the exact weakness they gave it) then this movie would have been a 4 instead of a 3.
Viewing Advice: Annoyance is not real. It is a product of thoughts you create. Do not misunderstand me. The flaws in the film's plot are very real. But annoyance is a choice.
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