Don't get me wrong. It's gorgeous to look at, and I'm definitely going to go and see it again. It's really impressive.
But... It's stuffed with scenes without any payoff. Again and again it sets stuff up and then just... walks away from it.
In at least one unforgivably stupid scene, someone *literally* just walks away from an antagonist and leaves it there. And then doesn't tell anyone about it. Some of it's really effective. There are some scenes that are absolutely gripping. But so much of it doesn't make any sense...
Having said all that I think it's very clear that what I just saw was Prometheus part 1. It's very definitely supposed to have a sequel and I will certainly go to see the sequel. I think both movies taken together might score a 10.
But this movie by itself doesn't.
But... It's stuffed with scenes without any payoff. Again and again it sets stuff up and then just... walks away from it.
In at least one unforgivably stupid scene, someone *literally* just walks away from an antagonist and leaves it there. And then doesn't tell anyone about it. Some of it's really effective. There are some scenes that are absolutely gripping. But so much of it doesn't make any sense...
Having said all that I think it's very clear that what I just saw was Prometheus part 1. It's very definitely supposed to have a sequel and I will certainly go to see the sequel. I think both movies taken together might score a 10.
But this movie by itself doesn't.