When Will Smith makes a new movie, people come out in droves to see it. But will critics love it as much as audiences? It's tough to say, especially in the case of co-starring Smith's son Jaden and directed by M. Night Shyamalan, whose pedigree has fallen a bit since his days as Hollywood's biggest purveyor of twist endings.

Not that any of those hesitations are real problems for regular moviegoers; the movie may be fantastically entertaining, a massive success that keeps Smith at the top of the industry food chain. But before you make any decisions on which movie to watch this weekend, check out the reviews below.

The Shyamalan Comparison
"Shyamalan continues to passionately search for the elusive project that will elevate him back into the storytelling stratosphere he once occupied following the universal acceptance of his rug-pulling 'The Sixth Sense.' And he may have found it with his latest film. That's not to say this movie is nearly as airtight an endeavor as 'Sense,' because it isn't. But the loyal Night watchers who were deeply disappointed by his last few forays into moviemaking, 'The Happening' and 'The Last Airbender,' will find enough to enjoy once they accept 'After Earth' for what it is: a subdued, small survival story with a calculated family hook that softens the sci-fi so it can aim at young adults and their parents." — Sean O'Connell, Cinema Blend

The Effects
"Despite more corn than Mel Gibson grows on his farm in 'Signs' (another Shyamalan effort), 'After Earth' is worth a look. With a production ...

Kendrick Lamar, Compton's self-proclaimed good kid, absorbed the world around him and churned out a masterful debut LP complete with memorable characters and a tragic story line. So it should come as no surprise that good kid, m.A.A.d city was influenced by the 1993 film even though he was only 5 when it came out.

"I liked Caine, everybody liked O-Dog, I liked Caine for some reason," K-Dot told "RapFix Live" host Sway Calloway of Tyrin Turner's character in the film.

O-Dog, who was played by Larenz Tate, was wildly unpredictable and committed a double homicide in the first scene of the film, before the opening credits even rolled. Turner's character, while still rugged, had a bit more good kid tendencies. Actually, Caine reminded Kendrick a lot of his older cousin.

"How easy or hard was it for you to portray the character from 'Menace II Society'?" Lamar asked Turner in our Pass the Mic segment on Wednesday's episode of "RapFix Live," when we celebrated the 20-year anniversary of the gritty coming-of-age flick.

For Tyrin, a South Central, Los Angeles native, it wasn't difficult at all. "I never participated in none of the activity that went on, but I had homeboys that sold dope, I had homeboys that smoke, drunk, whatever the case may be so you see it and you just know the demeanor of it," he explained, answering Kendrick's question. "I just knew how to pick up on a lot of things that I saw, so it was pretty much easy."

Not even the spaceships of can outrace

Last weekend's #1 movie is about to flatten Will Smith's passion project at the box-office. Smith conceived of the post-apocalyptic story about a warrior 1,000 years in the future who crash-lands on an abandoned earth and must send his son, played by Smith's real-life kid Jaden, on a perilous mission. "After Earth" was directed and co-written by M. Night Shyamalan, but despite its star power, its projected $38 million opening isn't likely to beat

Despite the Smiths' huge box-office draw, "After Earth" is the latest in a string of films from "The Sixth Sense" director Shyamalan to be savaged by critics. Like "The Last Airbender," "Devil," "The Happening," "Lady in the Water" and "The Village," "After Earth" is "rotten" on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.

"'After Earth' tells the story of an inexperienced boy trying desperately to please his father while making one mistake after another, and as such, it becomes an uncomfortable metaphor for itself," wrote Alonso Duralde of TheWrap.com.

"If 'Fast & Furious 6' does hold onto the checkered flag two weeks in a row, it will have accomplished something no other film in the franchise has been able to pull off," Exhibitor Relations senior box-office analyst Jeff Bock told MTV News. "The only thing that might slow down 'Fast and Furious 6' is its amazing start out of the gate. Traditionally, fans of this series bolt out opening weekend, yet sort of abandon the film the second weekend, where the series averages a drop of ...

When MTV News' Josh Horowitz last spoke to writer/director M. Night Shyamalan, he was promoting "The Last Airbender" as he wrapped up work on what was supposed to be his next original film. But "After Earth," his new film with Will and Jaden Smith, was not that project. So how then did he end up making a sci-fi action film instead of his usual secrecy-shrouded opus?

"I was like three months from finishing that [original] screenplay," Shyamalan told Horowitz. "I was in my office and I got a call from Will Smith, and he called to say happy birthday... We were joking and then I mentioned I saw 'Karate Kid' and I said I thought his son [Jaden] could really act... He really surprised me because I went in with a lot of cynicism and came out shocked. And we talked about that, and then he was silent for a second, and then he said, I have an idea for him — actually, I have two ideas!"

Shyamalan explained that Smith pitched him the concept for "After Earth," which promptly disrupted any creative momentum he had on his own project.

"He pitched one and I was like, 'well...'," he said, explaining his hesitation. "And he said, 'I've got another one.' He said it was a sci-fi movie, a thousand years from now, and he pitched 'After Earth.'

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In just a couple short days, Kardashian-philes will have more fodder for their water-cooler conversations when season eight of premieres on Sunday.

In addition to the show's familiar faces, including Kim's rapper beau, Kanye West, there will also be some new faces coming on as full-time co-stars, including former "Hills" star Brody Jenner, as well as his brother, Brandon, and sister-in-law, Leah.

"I wouldn't say [Kanye] is like a main person, fixture on the show, but he's definitely on because he's a part of Kim's life," Khloe told MTV News about Kanye's role this season. He and Kim are expecting their first child this July. "But, he's not on like we are."

While Yeezy's role is more in the cameo vein, the Jenner brothers will be playing a big part, this season, including airing some of their family's dirty laundry. (Brody and Brandon are Bruce Jenner's sons from a previous marriage.)

"People have always asked, 'Why don't we ever see your stepbrothers and sister? Like, where are they?' We all grew up together, and then for a few years we all kind of went on our own separate journeys in life," Khloe explained. "And [my stepdad] Bruce and his kids, they had kind of had a strained relationship. And the older that they're getting they're reconnecting, and you get to see all of that, and their dynamic and the dynamic with us and the boys. And I think people are really interested in that. They've never seen it."

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During the height of their well-publicized rap feud it didn't seem that 50 Cent and Fat Joe would ever reach an accord. Unfortunately it took the death of their mutual manager Chris Lighty to bring peace between the two titans. Looking back on it all, Fif says it should've ended a long time ago.

"Fat Joe, that was interesting. The competitive nature of hip-hop forces us to compete," 50 told MTV News correspondent Josh Horowitz when he walked the red carpet for the premiere of Will and Jaden Smith's new sci-fi flick "After Earth" on Wednesday. "It was one of those things that it went on longer than it was supposed to with that one."

It all started in 2004 when 50 took exception to a Fat Joe guest appearance on Ja Rule's "New York" record. Fif and Rule were in the middle of a rap beef that at times got physical, so the G-Unit CEO took Joe's allegiance with Ja as disrespect. For years, 50 and Fat Joe would hurl insults back and forth, making dis songs like "Piggy Bank" and "My Fo Fo," but after Lighty passed away last August, the two buried the hatchet and performed together at last year's BET Hip-Hop Awards.

"I thought someone would die," Fat Joe told MTV News correspondent Sway Calloway when he appeared on on May 23. "He had a lot of respect for Chris Lighty, I had a lot of respect and we went over there. We did the tribute together and no disrespect to him in the ...