The Christian Sciene MonitorRidley Scott has made two iconic sci-fi films, “Alien” (1979) and “Blade Runner” (1982). Trying for a hat trick with “Promet...
Total FilmYou can relax. Prometheus is very good. Not as frightening as Alien, not as thrilling as Aliens, but a 3D sci-fi blockbuster...
Salon ArtsPrometheus damn near lives up to the unsustainable hype, at least at the level of cinematography, production design, special...
The Boston GlobeWatching Prometheus is like opening a deluxe gift box from Tiffany's to find a mug from the dollar store.
The New York TimesMr. Scott's sense of visual scale, which has often produced hectic, hectoring grandiosity (are you not entertained?), achiev...
Los Angeles TimesMaking up for the expected nature of some of the film's plot twists is Arthur Max's spooky, H.R. Giger-influenced production...
The Philadelphia InquirerNarratively, it's a mess. There's a through-line Darwinism vs. creationism thing going on that ping-pongs big religious and ...
Los Angeles TimesUnlike any of the sequels between it and the original, Prometheus is a horror movie first and foremost, gnawing at subconsci...
Rolling StoneThe ending isn't squishy scary or deeply satisfying. Bummer. Otherwise, Prometheus kicks ass so hard and often that it's imp...
Wall Street JournalThis tale of an interstellar search asks cosmic questions about the meaning of life, but comes up with lame answers in a scr...
New York Daily NewsWhat resonates in Scott's graceful, grownup, pristine film is its majestic mind.
USA TodayWhen it comes to technical wizardry and sheer visual spectacle, Prometheus unequivocally delivers.
SlatePrometheus is more interested in piling on big questions than in answering them. It's deep without being particularly smart,...
Washington PostVisually impressive and featuring one or two breakout performances, this anticlimactic exercise too often plays as though it...
New York PostWith its creepy caves and yawning space, Prometheus is on one level a somber dialogue between man the aspirant and man the m...
San Francisco ChroniclePrometheus has the integrity of a serious and sincere attempt, but ultimately it won't please anybody.
New York MagazinePrometheus tells a much bigger story and does it well, but it's missing what matters most. It's inorganic.
The New YorkerThe movie may be a scare show that leaves many questions unanswered, but Scott's craft earns an exhausted kind of respect.
E! OnlineDirector Ridley Scott's (sorta) Alien prequel arrives with much secrecy, a stellar cast, and groundbreaking 3-D visuals. The...
TelegraphRidley Scott's prequel to Alien is a sci-fi adventure that's emotion-free and hard to follow
ReelViewsPrometheus is not without problems but, for the most part, they are problems that result from overreaching rather than playi...
Entertainment WeeklyRidley Scott set new standards for big sci-fi storytelling in the last quarter of the 20th century, and now he's engineered ...
FirstShowingRidley Scott's return to the universe that launched his career as we know it is not a spotless journey. Few are.
The Sci-Fi BlockWhile it is a welcome addition to the franchise that has struggled aesthetically over the past twenty years, it is not enoug...
Film-BookPrometheus begins with a sacrifice and throughout the film, the viewer is forced to sacrifice their expectations for this fi...
Film School RejectsSome stunning visuals and effects; mostly fantastic cast; familiar ideas given a fresh spin; some breathlessly exciting sequ...
Film FractureThe viewer is treated to a combination space-opera/philosophical think piece that is a treat for the mind as well as the eye...
/FilmPrometheus ends up feeling like a hundred people tried to shove their own ideas into a single movie.
The GuardianRidley Scott's sci-fi classic Alien is a hard act to follow, so he's made a gut-wrenching prequel instead
JobloOverall, I thought PROMETHEUS was excellent, and borders on brilliance at times. And who knows, maybe there’s a version out ...
TelegraphRidley Scott's alien blockbuster is majestic to look at and full of tentacular mayhem, writes Tim Robey.
VarietyA mission to uncover the origins of human life yields familiar images of death and devastation in "Prometheus." Elaborately ...
The GuardianRidley Scott's return to the Alien universe is grandiose and muddled – with a scene-stealing Michael Fassbender performance
Hollywood ReporterA visually stunning return to science fiction by Ridley Scott caters too much to audience expectations when more imaginative...
Screen DailyA Ridley Scott film is always perfectly shot, intelligently edited and easy on the eye, and Prometheus is no different.
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Partial Film Information
Director: Ridley Scott
Writer: Damon Lindelof
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Cast: Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron
Release: June 8, 2012
Writer: Damon Lindelof
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Cast: Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron
Release: June 8, 2012
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