Will my macbook run After Effects smoothly?

Here are the specs, it's a 13" Macbook Pro
2.5GHz Dual-core Intel Core i5
8GB 1600MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x4GB
1TB Serial ATA Drive @ 5400
I would be using it for basic 2D animation,
thanks.

It should as long as you are using a known compatible version of After Effects with your operating system.
http://www.roaringapps.com/
And do not use GPU intensive commands that require the recommended GPU that is not present on the machine.
And you have sufficient disk space. Note, you didn't state how new the MacBook Pro was. 2011 and later models include Thunderbolt, which means you can attach a separate bus very fast external hard drive or SSD that works faster than the internal drive. This can be good in setting up swap space on a partition, or converting your video to an alternative format from that on your camera.

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