Better than I expected....

Rating: 8/10 (13 June 2012)

I guess I should start by admitting that I'm not the biggest fan of the alien films. I was excited to see Prometheus for three simple reasons: Michael Fassbender was in it, it was Ridley Scott's return to sci-fi, and the trailer looked awesome. My excitement began to dissipate after I heard numerous disappointing reviews. This forced me to lower my expectations and the film ended up being much better than I thought it would be.
For starters, the cinematography is stunning. This film has some of the most beautiful imagery I've seen in a long time. The performances are also great all around. I've heard so much praise for Michael Fassbender's performance (the high praise is well deserved), but I'm surprised I haven't heard more about how great Noomi Rapace was. She had to deal with the most emotional scenes and she did a fantastic job. Scott keeps the film rolling at a great pace. It starts off a bit slow while the audience finds out what's going on and then picks up when the scary things begin to happen.
I have heard numerous times that the writing is weak. I have to agree that it was weak at times, but it wasn't nearly as bad as most critics made it out to be and the actors did a great job working around it. I have also heard numerous complaints about the musical score. There are certain points when the music just doesn't go well with a scene, but these moments were few and far between. For the most part I enjoyed the score and what it brought to the film.
Although the music and writing were weak at times, the acting, the direction and the cinematography more than made up for it. I would definitely see this again. 8/10