An enjoyable experience

Rating: 7/10 (8 March 2017)

I'm not the biggest sci-fi fan, but with 'Alien: Covenant' not far away I thought I better take the time to check out 'Prometheus' and familiarise myself with the prequel series. I wasn't quite sure what to expect going in. I knew there was a lot of controversy, debate and divided opinions surrounding it. I had heard it described as both confusing and ambiguous. I happen to like confusing and ambiguous films because they leave a lot of fun to be had after the movie discovering people's theories and opinions.
The product I discovered however wasn't really either of those things - at least not to me. I followed the story pretty easily and the things that were left up in the air really didn't bother me. I was happy to wait and see whether they were covered in either of the two planned sequels. I did quite enjoy the film though I have to say. Firstly, the characters were all terrific. There was tremendous diversity in the cast and every character worked and played off each other perfectly. Secondly, I found the story and the action scenes really interesting. I believed in the characters motives and that drove the plot ideally.
I generally think that if I can enjoy a sci-fi film, then it must be good, because there are very few out there that I do like. 'Prometheus' was one of them. In fact it has me quite excited for the next two editions in the planned trilogy. I just hope there isn't a 5 year wait between the second and third ones too.