awful sci-fi

Rating: 3/10 (21 February 2014)

I settled in my hotel room and switched on HBO to find Prometheus just beginning. Checking IMDb, I found that it had 7+ stars, so I thought why not. Boy, what a disappointment! By the end, I was almost laughing except that I knew I would never get those two hours of my life back. Futurama is more compelling sci-fi than this!
The talents of many fine actors was wasted here - Charlize Theron was apparently signed to look devastatingly beautiful and calculating, which she managed effortlessly. Michael Fassbender's role was laughable (such a waste). Indris Elba was apparently asked to affect a southern accent (tragic!). Noomi Rapace was able to generate a bit of character interest, but it was all for naught when she put Fassbender's head (still talking) in her backpack, hence the Futurama reference. Awful, awful, awful, awful!