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Prometheus

2012

Ridley Scott

Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron, Idris Elba ...

5.8

67,833

Sci-Fi A rare star map is discovered and scientists believe it holds the answer to the ultimate mystery—the origins of mankind on Earth. A team of explorers on board the spaceship Prometheus set off into the depths of the universe to uncover the truth. The mission is being led by ship captain Janek (Idris Elba) and overseen by Weyland Corporation (the same company responsible for the expedition in Alien) employee Meredith Vickers (Charlize ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Justin Chang Variety	"Remains earthbound in narrative terms, forever hinting at the existence of a higher intelligence without evincing much of its own"	NEU
United States	Todd McCarthy The Hollywood Reporter	"A visually stunning return to science-fiction (...) won't become a genre benchmark like those classics [Alien, Blade Runner] despite its equivalent seriousness and ambition, but it does supply enough visual spectacle, tense action and sticky, slithery monster"	POS
United Kingdom	Mark Adams Screendaily	"A Ridley Scott film is always perfectly shot, intelligently edited and easy on the eye, and Prometheus is no different. (...) majestic opening scenes"	POS
United Kingdom	Ian Nathan Empire	"Buffeted by a lack of suspense, threadbare characters, and a very poor script, the stunning visuals, gloopy madness, and sterling Fassbenderiness can’t prevent Prometheus feeling like Alien’s poor relation. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of five)"	NEU
United States	Ann Hornaday The Washington Post	"Visually impressive (...) this anticlimactic exercise too often plays as though it has been cobbled together from archetypes, imagery and tropes from countless other movies (...) Rating: ★★ (out of four)"	NEU
France	Isabelle Regnier Le Monde	"'Alien' betrayed by his own creator (...) There is nothing left of what was, thirty years ago, the success of 'Alien', his style unique - the strangeness that pervaded the air, containment, murky light, the paranoia, the personality of Ripley"	NEG
United States	Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"'Prometheus' is a magnificent science-fiction film, all the more intriguing because it raises questions about the origin of human life and doesn't have the answers (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of four)"	POS

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