After Earth
One thousand years after cataclysmic events forced humanity's escape from Earth, Nova Prime has become mankind's new home. Legendary General Cypher Raige returns from an extended tour of duty to his estranged family, ready to be a father to his 13-year-old son, Kitai. When an asteroid storm damages Cypher and Kitai's craft, they crash-land on a now unfamiliar and dangerous Earth. As his father lies dying in the cockpit, Kitai must trek across the hostile terrain to recover their rescue beacon. His whole life, Kitai has wanted nothing more than to be a soldier like his father. Today, he gets his chance.
Critics Sentiment
Kitai confronts and kills Ursa using ghosting technique
Kitai blames Cypher for Senshi's death and disobeys orders
The film drops significantly during the father-son emotional confrontation (3.7) but recovers somewhat for the final Ursa battle (6.3), a swing of 2.6 points.
After Earth received consistently poor reception from critics who found the performances wooden, dialogue laughable, and plot riddled with holes. While some visual elements and the final confrontation earned modest praise, the overwhelming consensus was negative, particularly regarding Jaden Smith's acting and the film's numerous logical inconsistencies. The sentiment arc shows a steady decline through the middle act before a slight recovery in the action-heavy finale.
Full cast
Jaden Smith
Kitai Raige
Will Smith
Cypher Raige
Sophie Okonedo
Faia Raige
Zoë Kravitz
Senshi Raige
Glenn Morshower
Commander Velan
Kristofer Hivju
Security Chief
Sacha Dhawan
Hesper Pilot
Chris Geere
Hesper Navigator
Diego Klattenhoff
Veteran Ranger
David Denman
Private McQuarrie
Lincoln Lewis
Running Cadet
Jaden Martin
Nine-Year-Old Kitai
Sincere L. Bobb
Three-Year-Old Kitai
Monika Jolly
Female Ranger
Matthew Andrews
Flirting Cadet (uncredited)
Isabelle Fuhrman
Rayna (uncredited)
Jon Mack
Psychiatrist (uncredited)
Darrell Foster
Ranger Instructor (uncredited)
Gene Streeper
Ranger (uncredited)
Crew
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