An ambitious effort that didn't quite work in places...

Rating: 7/10 (7 June 2012)

OK So yeah, this was a film that I must admit; I've been literally dying to see ever since I heard the name "Prometheus" being whispered around in quiet corners of the movie world. Ridley Scott is a director in the heavy weight division and his films have stood the test of time And of course, Alien and Aliens (the others are not even worth mentioning!) have attained legendary status among most sci-fi fans so, it was with great anticipation when I finally got to see this film
OK The Good As is the case these days with modern films chock full with special effects, the CGI, visuals and camera shots were all very impressive. It is quite simply, a visual treat and, some of the more gory bits may leave some of you with a weak disposition to watch those scenes firmly behind your trembling hands!
The tension was simply no where near as intense as Alien or Aliens. Sure, there was some tension but, given the 15 age rating you could sense that they had to play some of that down.
The acting? Well Nothing special. This was a bit of a shame! Apart from a good performance from Noomi Rapace, that was it really! A few good wise cracks from some of the supporting cast but, nothing notable comes to mind considering I just watched the film just over an hour ago. In short, the dialogue, acting, wise cracks etc was simply no where near that found in Aliens.
The story? Well now, this is when things got messy Without giving anything away just be prepared to get very confused in places! You will go away from this film with a LOT of unanswered questions. Perhaps too many. But then, Ridley is obviously trying to whet our appetites for more upcoming films and boy, he's left a crap load of loose ends to tie up! So, take this point as you will Is leaving the movie theatre with more questions than answers a good thing? Then you're in for a treat. Otherwise you will get frustrated period or get frustrated waiting for the next instalment(s).
There were a couple of very weak twists in the story which the astute amongst you will quickly work out in no time. So, apart from the premise of this film with regards to the Big Question, it's totally non-taxing on the brain Well It IS the 21st century after all!
Personally, it would have been nice to have gotten some concrete answers but I guess Ridley hasn't quite finished with us yet!
The action? Not much. And what was there was a bit silly in certain places. You want action? Stick with Aliens!
OK So in a nutshell, no this film is NOT Alien or Aliens. In some ways it's not even close. Not necessarily a bad thing but then one has to ask, is it a good film on its own merits? Well here it's a very mixed bag. Some things simply just didn't work, unless Ridley intends to resolve such matters in later films. So perhaps some patience is required. Some will undoubtedly pour scorn on this and some will be eager for more films I think this is pretty much where the battle lines for fans and trolls of this movie alike will be drawn over the next few months. However, overall, not a bad film but it's not great either Assuming that Ridley gets his wish to make more films, I guess we will all have to simply wait and see how this new take on the Alien franchise will play out.
But it has to be said I for one am intrigued!