Disappointing, without direction, nothing new or noteworthy.

Rating: 5/10 (27 November 2016)

The original Alien film was as groundbreaking as Prometheus is mediocre.
The plot is aimless, it meanders through a series of clichéd sci-fi non-events, relying on grand visuals to get through.
I honestly had high hopes for this film. I missed it at the cinema (not my wife's kind of flick) and last night finally got round to watching it.
The cast, whilst grand in scale, talent and cost, is disappointing - with the exception of Fassbender, who once again shows his diversity. Pearce is entirely unconvincing as an elderly Weyland - who's involvement as that character is pointless unless a sequel shows a younger Weyland of course.
At the end of the film there's a minor twist (no spoiler here) but not one that makes the viewer sit up and be shocked or excited. It's entirely predictable and leaves a flat ending.
If there's a sequel, I'll not be wasting my time on it. Such a shame and missed opportunity, I expect far more from Ridley Scott.