We were wrong, We were so wrong!

Rating: 4/10 (2 June 2012)

Disappointed is an understatement here. As noted in several other reviews the visuals are fantastic but the script itself is an absolute mess.
Yes Fassbender is great as David but that alone does not save this film. The rest of the cast aren't so great although its difficult to blame them considering how little they are given to work with. The majority of the crew are underdeveloped, two dimensional and at times down right unlikable. As I found myself hating the majority of the characters I never once cared for their well being which led to a complete lack of tension or interest. Some of the dialogue is so poor that I actually laughed and the 'twists' are predictable and presented in melodramatic fashion.
The themes and concepts are also underdeveloped with the majority of questions going unanswered. Prometheus attempts to cover too much in a short amount of time without ever really committing to anything. Ideas of faith and motherhood appear to be thrown in to give the appearance of depth that just isn't there. Although you have to admire the film for attempting to deal with these ideas in a summer blockbuster context it just does not work.
The thing i hated the most is the ending which is insulting and a desperate attempt to appeal to the fans. A really bad apology for the mess of a film that came before. Prometheus is a flat and uninvolving picture that never achieves the tension or excitement suggested by the trailers. Its sole purpose appears to be setting up a new franchise and is so committed to this that it fails to be a self sufficient film. Despite Mr Scotts attempts to distance the film from the Alien series it is absolutely reliant on that franchise to keep the audience even remotely interested and looks set to be even more reliant on sequels to justify its existence.