A mess of a movie which started strongly but quickly turned sour.

Rating: 4/10 (23 July 2015)

The movie experience for me was split into two parts, beginning and end. I was entertained throughout the first half, it kept my attention and I felt immersed into the film. A sense of mystery was kept; when they arrived onto the island clues were discovered and questions were unanswered, it felt like the movie was heading into a direction that I liked. At around half way through Prometheus, the film took a massive nose dive. It spiralled out of control into a complete mess, question after question was asked and no answers were forthcoming. The action scenes were acceptable however the long, dull and confusing dialogue scenes were too often.
Characters acted with complete stupidity, performing actions which left you laughing at how senseless they were. I found myself not caring for a single character in this movie which is a shame because for me that is a bare minimum that I expect from a film that delves into emotional based dialogue and characters feelings.
The only positive which remained throughout was the faultless visuals. The shots on the island, along the desert landscape and deep into the dark caves were very impressive. There was a certain scene with a sandstorm, where the crew were fleeing from it and it looked especially remarkable.
I was unaware that Prometheus was related to The Alien franchise when viewing this and having not seen those movies I can't comment on its resemblance to those, but from reading other people reviews I believe that it is quite insulting.
Overall, I enjoyed the first half of Prometheus; It started strongly and maintained some tension. Sadly the tension lead to nothing and all the questions which are asked in the first half were far from answered in the second half. Very disappointing.
4/10