Poor casting/character development ruins Prometheus

Rating: 5/10 (22 June 2012)

With the exception of Fassbender and Theron, the casting was very poor. These actors had zero charisma. It was a mistake to not cast more well known actors that don't need a lot of character development. Fassbender's character development was the only attempt (Theron didn't need it) and it worked. Guy Pearce would have been great if cast in a real role. The young actor made up as an old guy NEVER works. Pearce, so strong in the trailer was totally wasted in this film. Maybe a prequel might be in store for him, that would be an excuse. The plot also got a bit too coy, it was thought provoking but went overboard trying not to be transparent and not explain ANYTHING (characters while being developed in a film often discover things with the audience...not in this film). Rapace was just awful, no way to compare her to the strength that Weaver had in her many Alien appearances. Overall a disappointment when there was such a good potential story with which to work. Not a film I would want to see a second time.