Didn't quite live up to everyone's expectations

Rating: 7/10 (4 June 2012)

'Prometheus' was the much-anticipated 'sort-of-prequel' to Ridley Scott's 'Alien' and was directed by him.
The film doesn't quite live up to everyone's expectations but it is enjoyable as an independent sci-fi film. Even for fans of 'Alien' there are a few references dotted throughout the film and the last five minutes of it reference to 'Alien' significantly. The script was pretty good, there were some great action sequences and the special effects were at some points outstanding. The major let-down for this film was the character building. For main characters such as Noomi Rapace's Elizabeth Shaw and Michael Fassbender's David there was a decent amount but for almost all of the other crew members there was little or none. Without giving too much away there are points where you are to feel sorry for certain characters but you just don't because you hardly know them. Noomi Rapace was very good, not quite as excellent as Sigourney Weaver's Ellen Ripley but she was a decent main character. Michael Fassbender was by far the best in this film despite playing an android, his performance was exceptional.
Overall, I would recommend this film to both those who are fans of the 'Alien' films and those who have not seen any of them. You do not need to have seen them in order to understand the plot of this film.