Good imagery, plot holes, and poor character development

Rating: 6/10 (14 June 2012)

Although I enjoyed this movie a lot, I have to say there were many flaws from it.
NO SPOILERS
There were many general plot holes and impractical situations. There was confusion when it came to the antagonist, in that it was difficult to distinguish who was the antagonist and their motives.
There seemed to be lots behind Noomi Rapace's character (Elizabeth Shaw) however, because of the scripting and plot almost none of it was gone into detail, which could have added appeal of her character. Elizabeth Shaw's death of her mother, relationship with god and science, and inability to have children could have gone into further detail. MIchael Fassbender's character (, who wasn't supposed to show emotion, sometimes showed emotion which was contradictory. Charlize Theron's character (Meredith Vickers) added almost nothing to the plot. If she was removed from the movie there would be little to no change in the overall movie. Overall the character development was poor and should have been more of a focus of the movie
The graphics were incredible, the landscape and set was superb, that was probably the most consistently good part of the movie.
For the acting, I have seen Noomi Rapace in several other films such as the entire Girl With the Dragon Tattoo Series (Swedish versions), and Babycall and I feel that she is an incredible actress. I feel she was not given enough background information about her characters and was not given a very good script to express her character. Noomi did what she could with what she was given for her character and I think she did a good job. Michael Fassbender, did a good job acting like a robot. He was plain and unemotional to the point of creepiness, which I believe was the desired affect. He did a fine job with his acting also. Charlize Theron did a good job however wasn't a very significant character throughout the movie. She did a good job with what she was supposed to do which was act cold. The supporting crew members were completely forgettable and added very little to the movie as a whole
The two standout performances in this movie were Noomi Rapace and Michael Fassbender.
Noomi Rapace performs the best scene in which she acts desperately, and in severe pain. She makes her pain come alive and vivid for the viewers
This movie could have been very good with a little extra character development and less plot holes, however it did not live up to the hype