In the distant future, we screwed up again (dont look at me, I recycle).
As a young soldier in training, Kitai lives in the shadow of his fathers myth.
Cypher is the rare soldier who can fight the fear-smelling alien creatureswithoutfear.
In the world ofAfter Earth, this is called ghosting.
Not to spoil a non-spoiler, but there are indeed no twists in this Shyamalan project.
InAfter Earth, Shyamalan suggests that the survival of humans involves defeatingStarship Troopers-esque aliens.
What the audience gets, however, are scenes of Kitai scurrying away from angry Earth creatures.
If youre going to make a shitty movie, at least give us more killer aliens than rock-throwing baboons.
Thank composer James Newton Howard, as his swells provide the only bits of tension inAfter Earth.
What can be expanded upon with such a story, when the mythology itself is hardly established?
Rating:
1 out of 5