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.

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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.

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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.

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What can be expanded upon with such a story, when the mythology itself is hardly established?

Rating:

1 out of 5