Too light to support it's own atmosphere

Rating: 6/10 (12 April 2015)

You can always count on Scott to make movies that are atmospheric and have a sense of the grandiose, and this movie delivers on those fronts. The character of David was quite interesting too. Unfortunately, none of the other characters were particularly interesting, and the plot too thin to hold even them. As a scientist, I find it hard to believe that the characters would ever act in the way that they did, even a cursory consultation with a science adviser would tell you that even in the excitement of investigating an alien planet, proper protective equipment and protocols would not have been wantonly thrown to the wind such as it was in this movie.
Nonetheless, I remain optimistic that the upcoming sequel will learn from the sins of it's father. Of course, the late-in-the-script decision to defocus this movie's connection to the Alien franchise also didn't do it any favors.