Very disappointing

Rating: 3/10 (10 June 2012)

Prometheus was seriously disappointing. The actors who played the two anthropologists were miscast and not at all convincing as scientific types. Obviously cast for their looks, such as they are. The dialog was crap. There was zero chemistry between any of the actors, and so it was hard to care about what happened to any of them. This applies up and down the line -- the extra crew members, rather than adding depth and interest, were superfluous from a plot standpoint and were more annoying than anything.
The best acting was done by the android character, who actually managed to have more personality than the rest of them put together, with the possible exception of the captain, who was an okay character but not great. The blond villainess was boring, and perhaps for that reason, believable as a corporate shill -- makes me wonder, though, whether she might actually represent the heart and soul of the movie? And yes, this was an obvious rehash of the Alien series: Strong female character running around in skimpy underwear while everyone else remains fully clothed? check. Gooey gloppy ruthless alien monsters? check. Stomach churning bodily invasions / explosions? check. Hey Ridley: been there, done that.
This movie is supposedly about a quest for the origins of mankind, but it fails utterly to deliver any conceptual depth, nor does it create any characters that we care about. The central thesis about the origins of mankind were murky and never properly worked out, and the dna revelation made no sense whatsoever (I won't say more so as not to provide any spoilers). I would have settled for a movie with great special effects and snappy dialog. Nope. Great special effects, that's about all it has going for it.