Horrible script, predictable plot development, flat characters

Rating: 2/10 (1 June 2012)

Alien is one of my favorite movies of all time, which is why I had my hopes up for Ridley Scott's next masterpiece. Right, I have to get this off my chest. Prometheus is the most anti-climactic and disappointing movie I've ever watched..
In the opening scenes, Fassbender sets a perfect tone for a deep and psychologically intelligent movie, then Noomi Rapace enters the screen and it all goes down hill from there. My first thought when the cast initially started interacting was that the characters are horribly shallow and uninspiring.
Rapace's character is attempted murdered by everyone, but survives even after having her intestines decimated, and yet never enacts revenge. The entire crew of the ship suddenly commits collective suicide, without ever having expressed emotions of any kind. The scenes with Rapace are predictable, and her love scene even involves a red rose to point out to the audience that: "hey everyone, they're in love!" Any suspense is ruined by random and silly decisions by the main characters, and pointlessly violent or gory outcomes.
Finally, are we seriously expected to be interested in the childish philosophical insinuations this movie tacks on? There are some attempts to flirt with philosophical concepts like immortality and creation, without ever actually making a point or even representing them in a artistic or meaningful way. Stylistically, Ridley Scott did a decent job, but remember to add the names Damon Lindelof and Jon Spaihts to your blacklist. Prometheus was ruined by their CHILDISH and inept writing. Prometheus is The Matrix on stilts.