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    'After Earth' Review: Will Smith and son hard to watch in bland, predictable film

    Will Smith has become the master of saving the world during summer blockbuster season and it almost seemed – almost – that the Fresh Prince could rescue helmer M. Night Shyamalan from losing even more cache. But with "After Earth," Smith can't even save himself, his film, or its director."After Earth" is the second desolate Earth film in as many months. (There's a few more coming, too) The Tom Cruise vehicle "Oblivion" also dealt with characters returning to the blue planet for an existential experience, and even though "Oblivion" is derivative of so many previous science fiction movies, it still feels fresh.  "After Earth" partly covers similar terrain but is just banal from the start. It's not a good sign when the derivative movie is more imaginative. This isn't Shyamalan's worst film, though it is his blandest. Even in his weaker or more contrived films, the "Sixth Sense" director usually provides something worthwhile to take away, mostly with his scene compositions or cinematograph...

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