‘The critics in the U.S. … I just don’t think they really like M. Night Shyamalan anymore,’ ‘Twilight’ actor says. By Amy Wilkinson Jackson Rathbone at the 2010 Teen Choice Awards Photo: Mark Sullivan/ WireImage/ Getty Images Though it performed respectably at the box office, grossing nearly $130 million since its July 1 release date, M. Night Shyamalan’s fantasy flick “The Last Airbender” received an icy reception from critics — a reaction that star Jackson Rathbone says is undeserved. “The critics in the U.S. … I just don’t think they really like M. Night Shyamalan anymore,” Rathbone told MTV News while on the blue carpet for the 2010 Teen Choice Awards . “I don’t know why. It’s sad because he’s such an amazing director and an amazing person.”
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Jackson Rathbone Addresses ‘Last Airbender’ Critics: ‘Art Is Subjective’
