Why do the masses keep sh*tting on Will Smith's recent career ?

[Lord_Chief_Rocka]

I'm watching Dan LeBatard and they're shytting on Will Smith. Dan says that Big Willy has been failing for a decade. They all agreed that Focus was horrible. I mean it was not a classic but it was enjoyable. When you look at his last few movies the only one that was definitely a failure was After Earth. Can anyone explain why the perception is that he sucks now? It is a very common opinion on Will Smith.

Total Budget
12/25/15 Concussion (2015) Sony $25,928,750 $26 mill- $35 mil
2/27/15 Focus (2015) WB $53,862,963 $159,062,963- $50 mill

5/31/13 After Earth Sony $60,522,097 $243,843,127- $130 mil
5/25/12 MIB 3 Sony $179,020,854 $624 mill- $225 mill
12/19/08 Seven Pounds Sony $69,951,824 $168 mill- $55 mill
7/2/08 Hancock Sony $227,946,274 $624 mil- $150 mill
12/14/07 I Am Legend WB $256,393,010 $585 mill- $150 mill
12/15/06 The Pursuit of Happyness Sony $163,566,459 $307 mill- $55 mill
2/11/05 Hitch Sony - $179,495,555 $368 mill- $70 mill


What's going on here?

 

[Numero Deux]

The earliest instance of him getting a mixed critical/audience reception (that I remember) was I Am Legend (because of the ending). Then it happened again with Hancock, another film with a mixed reception. When After Earth came out, it really became open season on him because of that film and his connection to Jaden.

 

[BXKingPin82]

Fresh Prince stay winning
fukk what you heard

 

[Roman Brady]

I'm watching Dan LeBatard and they're shytting on Will Smith. Dan says that Big Willy has been failing for a decade. They all agreed that Focus was horrible. I mean it was not a classic but it was enjoyable. When you look at his last few movies the only one that was definitely a failure was After Earth. Can anyone explain why the perception is that he sucks now? It is a very common opinion on Will Smith.

Total Budget
12/25/15 Concussion (2015) Sony $25,928,750 $26 mill- $35 mil
2/27/15 Focus (2015) WB $53,862,963 $159,062,963- $50 mill

5/31/13 After Earth Sony $60,522,097 $243,843,127- $130 mil
5/25/12 MIB 3 Sony $179,020,854 $624 mill- $225 mill
12/19/08 Seven Pounds Sony $69,951,824 $168 mill- $55 mill
7/2/08 Hancock Sony $227,946,274 $624 mil- $150 mill
12/14/07 I Am Legend WB $256,393,010 $585 mill- $150 mill
12/15/06 The Pursuit of Happyness Sony $163,566,459 $307 mill- $55 mill
2/11/05 Hitch Sony - $179,495,555 $368 mill- $70 mill


What's going on here?

Truth is MIB 3 (whilst it made money) underperformed and the shyt has been tumbling down the hill since

 

[Sensitive Blake Griffin]

because lately he has made shytty movies while turning down good roles

 

[The Phoenix]

It's just his time to get shyt on. It seems as if someone somewhere decided that it was time to hate on Will Smith and the hive mind nature of social media and various forums championed that cause.

 

[Poetical Poltergeist]

Ok, so make better movies.

 

[Ol’Otis]

Wake up call time!

 

[TheNatureBoy]

It's just a part of internet thinking, where the middle doesn't exist. You're either the best or the worst.

Looking at his string of movies lately , you can see why some of the perception has shifted though. There was a certain time period where Will Smith was the epitome of a movie star and everything he dropped was a big event. Now his movies don't have that same luster, even though I enjoyed Focus when I watched it on HBO . All it takes is one hit or the right choice in script though.

 

[Uncle_Ruckus]

Join Scientology brehs.

 

[Dwolf]

Thats what haters do.

 

[Lord_Chief_Rocka]

because lately he has made shytty movies while turning down good roles

Which ones were shytyy?

 

[Lord_Chief_Rocka]

The earliest instance of him getting a mixed critical/audience reception (that I remember) was I Am Legend (because of the ending). Then it happened again with Hancock, another film with a mixed reception. When After Earth came out, it really became open season on him because of that film and his connection to Jaden.

Ok I understand mixed receptions critical, but people are also saying that his box office performance has been shytty. That is just not true

 

[Roid Jones]

Which ones were shytyy?

Seven Pounds
MIB 3
After Earth
Focus

 

[Lord_Chief_Rocka]

Join Scientology brehs.

People ain't shytting on Tom Cruise career though

Granted TC has done better movies lately