An original story of a prequel to Alien

Rating: 7/10 (8 June 2012)

Prometheus is a prequel. It takes place any year's, before the events of Alien. It's a prequel that attempts to tell the origins of mankind, but at the sametime, shows us the origins of the xenomorphs. There are creatures in the film, but they are not the facehuggers, chestbursters and xenomorphs that we are used to.
The Space Jockey is partially revealed, in terms of what it is and its intentions, but it's origins and connections with the creatures/xenomorphs is not explained. That is left open to the next film (not Alien).
The film is stunning to look at. Beautiful cinematography, sets and designs. I recommend a 3D viewing.
The script/story is frustrating, because it doesn't answer questions, but raises them. It teases, but it'd still fascinating.
The action scenes are intense, even though the film doesn't have very many of them.
There isn't a lot of character development, but Fassbender, Rapace, and Theron, all do a good job.
Remember, this is supposed to be an original story, set years, before Alien. It's telling us the events that lead up to the Derelict in Alien, but it's going to take a few films to do it. Enjoy the movie, for what it is. Don't expect another Alien film.