The only problem is: there's almost no trace of Shyamalan to be found in this rather indistinct and conventional sci-fi romp. It's worth noting, however, that despite being considered the nameless castaway on a massive production, only to later dragged out and turned into the iceberg that sank the Smith Family Ship of Dreams, by Shyamalan standards – given the misery of his past efforts – the film actually wound up being the least mortifying thing he's done in years. Suddenly Shyamalan's name was unalterably linked to the failure of 'After Earth,' as if he were placed there simply to be the scapegoat, just in case things went inexplicably wrong – which, of course they did. Then, after the film was released to little fanfare and even less acclaim, the blame, responsibility and scorn shifted to the one person upon whom considerable amounts had been heaped over the last few years. In fact, given the sheer wattage of Will Smith's star power, the suggestion just about turned to whether or not such a force of Hollywood magic even required a name director behind his sure-to-be successful efforts. Night Shyamalam film going in, because marketing went to conspicuous lengths to steer the average viewer away from such information. Night Shyamalan, who jumped aboard this Smith family vehicle and found his name not only below that of the film's co-leads, but practically stricken from the prerelease conversation altogether – you had to already know this was an M. By almost any other standards an audience has for a director, 'After Earth' could easily be considered a tremendous disappointment or letdown and depending on the individual in question, a flat out fiasco, but of course, in this instance, we're speaking of former directorial wunderkind M.

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