Can M. Night Shyamalan rebound?
Film critics may risk losing one of their favorite punching bags if M. Night Shyamalan’s latest film, The Last Airbender, can’t break the writer-director’s extended streak of flops. The live-action adaptation of the popular children’s animated series represents a make-or-break moment for Shyamalan, who leaves his wheelhouse — the supernatural thriller genre — for the first time. With Airbender, he at least has the advantage of working with an established franchise; on the other hand, he’s still saddled with the formidable handicap of an M. Night Shyamalan script. It’ll be an uphill battle.
