AFTER EARTH: 15% on Rotten Tomatoes (currently)

“Some of “After Earth” is intriguing, if you ignore the premise and the story and the direction and much of Jaden Smith’s performance.”- Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic

“After Earth may lack the neck-swiveling awfulness of Shyamalan’s The Last Airbender, but it quickly sinks in its logorrheic solemnity.”- Richard Curtis, Time

“[Shyamalan’s] grasp of film fundamentals is so tenuous that this hot-air balloon gets blown into the rarefied air of the worst movies ever made.”- Joe Williams, St Louis Post-Dispatch

“Nobody on-screen has much fun with “After Earth.” And neither do we.”- Chris Hewitt, St. Paul Pioneer Press

“It’s an admirable YA adventure, a moderately engaging piece of sci-fi storytelling, a return to respectability for Shyamalan and a welcome departure for an aging Will Smith.”- Sean O’Connell, Cinema Blend

NOW YOU SEE ME: 50% on Rotten Tomatoes (currently)

“Now You See Me” is a movie about magic, but its most astonishing trick is how little mileage it gets out of a stellar cast.”- Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic

“The screenplay keeps dialogue sharp, the heists clever and exposition tight until there has to be a reason for all this so everyone can go home. Now You See Me ends on its least believable note, no small feat for a movie about magic.”- Steve Persall, Tampa Bay Times

“Fun for a while, then it’s gone.”- Matt Pais, Red Eye

“Not much up its sleeve”- Roger Moore, Movie Nation

“Moving so quickly its flaws barely register — the blockbuster equivalent of sleight-of-hand — Now You See Me fares best when simply relying on the no-illusions chemistry between its leads.”- AA Dowd, AV Club