Oh dear, oh dear

Rating: 2/10 (15 June 2012)

*WARNING, MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS* What a disappointment. Like many people, I didn't go to the cinema expecting anything nearly as good as Alien and after watching the film, it was a good job I didn't as it meant I wasn't as let down as I could have been.
The plot is weak and gives us many questions which we don't get the answers to. I just couldn't buy into what was going on because it was all to muddled. This film is far too indulgent for my liking, focusing more on the effects than the script. Ridley Scott has used this as a vehicle for showcasing what he can do with a computer and thus has made the film a shambles.
The acting isn't great but they have been let down by a poor script and bad casting. Why is Swedish actress Noomi Rapace playing an English scientist when there are countless talented English actresses out there who could have done a better job at playing the part and also can actually speak with an English accent? I like Rapace as an actress but she has been seriously let down in this film. Similarly, why is the brilliant Rafe Spall playing an American? There were characters who were British so why not give him one of those parts and give Spall's role to an American actor? It's all very makeshift.
I feel like I should go on but I have been rendered speechless by the atrocity that Scott has produced. I have only given two stars because Michael Fassbender's performance is magnificent and I like Rafe Spall.