samsonlonghair wrote:It's kind of a Catch 22 for Will Smith. Every time he gets ambitious and breaks away from his old typecast roles, the box office punishes him.
I put off watching the movie After Earth because it was panned by critics and audiences alike, and it was a box office bomb. You know what? Once I finally watched it, I found that Will Smith did a really good job. His acting was more subtle and constrained than anything I've ever seen him do. Granted, it was mostly a vehicle for his son, and granted again, Jaden isn't a great actor yet. Still, Will Smith is in nearly half the scenes in the movie. Give After Earth a shot sometime on a streaming service or if you see the DVD hit the discount bin. After Earth is actually a better movie than the critics or the box office would lead you to believe.
Meh, watched that some months back. Got the impression the movie was just all about trying to get his son exposure for movie career.
Non movie related, Will Smith put out a video clip on Fault vs Responsibility and a followup rebuttal a few days ago. Wow! A keeper for many circumstances, captured the video to my hard drive. A great actor looked on positively by various generations, a powerful message.
