I’ve read some reviews that said After Earth was boring and the acting was terrible… I disagree completely.  Sure there wasn’t non-stop action, but it was interesting.  You don’t have to have lots of action in a movie for it to be gripping.  The action and suspense grab your attention while the emotional side holds it.  They did a great job showing why the characters are the way they are and getting you to like them.  The story itself was thrilling and driven by the characters.

As for the acting, I thought it was pretty good.  I’m no expert in this area, but I do know characters.  One of the common complaints is that Will Smith just sat there and was emotionless, well that’s the point.  His character is reserved and not meant to show much emotion.  This supposed bad acting was really Will being perfectly in character.  Jaden did a great job portraying his character as well, especially since there was little human interaction in the film and it was probably mostly filmed using green screens.  Overall, great film.  I would have liked to have seen more about the world they are from and more about the people there, but it was still good without it.