Probably OK... on a DVD

Rating: 5/10 (6 August 2012)

I must see the movie was a let down. Let's ignore the big names behind it - it starts great, it starts with promise. Up to the moment the first casualties start happening. From that moment on the movie becomes an incredible bundle of illogical, senseless and outright grotesque clichés. Probably OK if you're stoned and watch the movie on cruise control, but don't you dare ask questions such as 'why is this robot trying to kill them'? What the (hilarious) abortion scene really necessary? What higher purpose did it serve? Why is the good doctor hoping she'll get any answers to her questions on the aliens' home world given past experiences? And of course, hey, let's save Earth and crash the evil alien ship while cracking jokes - this never gets old, does it? That and the obvious tools in the box - let's introduce this life pod and medical chair just in case someone needs to be spoon-fed as to their later purpose as key plot elements. Seriously. One would expect this kind of arrogant approach to the viewer from Uwe Ball, not Ridley Scott. Cast did OK with some exceptions of exceptionally poor performance which should have been re-shot, period.
Okay, let's end the rant here and try to find the good... hmmm... the movie's idea is fresh it starts well and I love Charlize Theron, she's just gorgeous. OK, I sidetrack. It's a good sci- fi/horror survival movie, but nothing special - I certainly enjoyed Event Horizon way more. A good rental, but not something I'd recommend seeing on the big screen. Unless you're okay with just going forward with the flow, clichéd as it might be.