Ridley Scott disenchants the Alien

Rating: 4/10 (10 February 2019)

When "Alien" (1979) hit the scene, it was the antithesis of overblown sci-fi with deep questions. It was slick and edgy horror. With "Prometheus", director Ridley Scott betrays this idea; he's in Kubrick mode. There is no reason to explain what the Alien is, but Scott feels the need to do so anyway. I just don't get it. Some of the ideas are pretty interesting, but the plot is full of stupidity and banalities.
Michael Fassbender as the android David is fascinating and Noomi Rapace delivers a heartfelt performance. But other than that, this movie's a pretentious mess; too excessive and cramped. What a waste of talent and money.