Was Will Smith cool before that? The last movie I saw with him is that one movie where he co-stared with himself and the one before that was after earth.
I guess the one with the tennis was ok? His involvement was hardly a stamp of quality before the slap.
He had put out a long line of duds, but was still considered an accomplished actor. King Richard is probably an outlier as a critically acclaimed role for him, but even after a decade of mostly crap he's still been getting the work.
Given the response from Chris Rock to the slap, that might all be over though. He's still busy as a producer on Bel Air, which has been....okay? That might be his next move in his career.