My Review Of "Prometheus"

Rating: 6/10 (12 December 2012)

Ridley Scott's "Prometheus" is a sci-fi saga that explores the story of the Architects teased in the original "Alien" film. The film has a mega watt cast that features the hunky as well as the bodacious both American and British alike. The story has a team of scientist exploring the origins of life on Earth by heading for a distant planet that promises to hold some answers about man's creation. This was Scott's epic return to sci-fi and a story that we have all been begging to see made for quite some time now. The film stars Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Guy Pearce, Idris Elba, Logan Marshall-Green and Charlize Theron all of whom gave pretty strong performances all things considered.
This film was left me with a mixed opinion. One the positive side the film was well acted and completely special effects spectacular. The story was exciting and thorough. The production value for this film was epic and the action was truly intense. The story did not disappoint as far as bringing us face to face with the Architects and the beginning point for this whole reality that envelopes both the "Prometheus" story and the "Alien" saga. There was no forced scenes where the cast seemed to compete with one another as a lot of films with such star power tend to have. However for me the story seemed to force way more substance than it could contain with relativity to the universe and plot set forth in this film. It felt as if a lot of material was being crammed into the movie which didn't allow for the actual story line and sequences to relax and satisfy the over all plot. The attention to subtle suspense somehow got overpowered by the sheer amount of story that had to be told in the film. "Prometheus" is a great story that I was glad to see on screen and that final money shot that gives us our first glimpse of those terrifying alien creatures we have grown to love and fear was truly monumental. However I felt overwhelmed by fast paced race to the finish line the movie pulled me into and wished the whole thing would have had a more casual steady built to the thrills. For what it was "Prometheus" did not completely disappoint but almost felt it was a bigger story than the film could handle.