Not supposed to be your mama's Alien, and in that alone, they succeeded.

Rating: 6/10 (12 June 2012)

I fully appreciate the scope of what this film was trying to achieve. They were going for epic human exploration rife with deep symbolism and meaning. Questioning the origin and meaning of life, the existence of a creator, science vs faith -- This was not supposed to be your mama's Alien, and in that and perhaps that alone, they succeeded.
But despite their effort towards well-thought out intelligence and some beautiful moving pictures, ultimately the film suffers from some horribly written dialogue, pointless characters, completely illogical character choices, and gaping plot/story issues -- and makes me scared shitless at the possibility of Ridley Scott going anywhere near Blade Runner again, which he full intends to do. Please Mr. Scott, you are usually a genius. Please find something else to occupy your creative mind. Do not revisit perfection.