PROMETHEUS

“The search for our beginning could lead to our end” is the tagline for the movie, but after watching it, “The search for answers will lead to more questions” is more appropriate. Rarely do I come across a film that is overflowing with glaring cracks in the story and if I were to list them all, this mini review would turn into a mini novel. The acting ensemble tries to give the film some heart. Pearce is wonderfully unrecognizable, Theron pretty much plays her real-life self, Fassbender’s turn as the android is absorbing and Rapace is an endearing substitute to the Ripley character. The special-effects are fluid and realistic especially the shots of the vessel Prometheus. The marble skinned aliens look cool and the shots of deep space are a sight to behold. But all that Sci-Fi pomp and pageantry cannot misdirect from the galactic blunders in the plot. Director Ridley Scott has riddled this film with plot-holes that are too many to mention. When a Sci-Fi movie contains so many inaccuracies it should be called a Fantasy movie. Ridley’s return to the genre he made popular with films like ALIEN & BLADE RUNNER is as fulfilling as George Lucas making another Star Wars movie.

Rating: 3/10

S. V. Fernando