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The sad truth about After Earth is that not only is it difficult to find things it does well, but there are numerous examples of outright incompetence dotting the landscape. That's not to say everyone hated on "After Earth." Michael Phillips of the Chicago Tribune wasn't abusing the superlatives, but he argued that the film was competently executed. After Earth (United States, 2013) May 31, 2013. And if you want to give Jaden something special next year, why not just settle for a nice party?" "Looks like you’re going to have to keep working for a while. He wrote that any ambitions to turn Jaden Smith into a box-office king just hit a pothole. That lukewarm appraisal was a veritable rave when stacked against the Fort Worth Star-Telegram critic Cary Darling's review. "Donning an impermeable tough-guy facade, and hovering on the edge of consciousness for much of the running time, the senior Smith gives one of the least substantive performances of his career, while the undeniably charismatic Jaden toggles between two primary modes of expression: paralyzing fear and simmering rage," Foundas wrote.
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In the acting contest between father and son, Foundas found himself siding with the younger member of the Smith clan. Scott Foundas of Variety predicted that "After Earth" will have a rough time drawing a crowd despite Smith's box-office power.