Visually spectacle it might be, but it ain't no Avatar.

Rating: 8/10 (14 June 2012)

The good old days of storytelling through film making is on the wane. Great film makers of yesteryear used to make great films. Now they're just about good. Steven Spielberg is one such example. Tintin was enjoyable but it was surely not your usual Spielberg fare. Another classic example in this league of directors is Ridley Scott. Lately the guy seems to be at sea regarding how to tell a gripping story. Robin Hood was entertaining but not endearing at all. Prometheus also suffers the same fate. It is at best a onetime entertaining watch. But it doesn't stay with you. Alien was one movie which haunted me, stayed with me. The tension while watching Sigourney Weaver going head on against the alien was palpable. In Prometheus you feel as if the things that happen were bound to happen. It feels strange that you're making a film on such a scale with loads of budget and you don't ponder over it as to what people would expect and how they would react. I'd say, the writers of fantabulous TV series such as Breaking Bad do better a job than these so called script writers. Noomi Rapace, the archaeologist is compelling, the android is portrayed by Fassbender with delightful precision and Charlize Theron is powerful in her short role. They got the right guys, but they didn't find them the right story. The movie is no doubt a visual spectacle, but it ain't no Avatar.