Pretty good scifi ruined by identity crisis.

Rating: 5/10 (21 January 2015)

There was enough grandeur and scope that PROMETHEUS could've easily stood on its own two feet; a visually stunning idea movie with a good cast. It had enough problems with rigorously washing away any enigmatic flourish by answering its own big questions . . . but it also runs itself ragged by serving as an ALIEN prequel. It's got the same story beats, the archetypal crew members, the maybe-sinister android, the strong heroine running around while being terrorized. I could even hear it in the score. And that shot of Shaw blasting off would've made a great capper, but they had to have just one more showing a damn alien being born.
5/10