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If you are one of the viewers who found the stupidity of the characters in Prometheus frustrating, this movie will drive you insane. With Prometheus I could suspend believe in that regard and still enjoy the movie. But beyond the general stupid actions of the characters in this movie, the fact that they all constantly lose their sh**t in every situation was hard for me to look past. You'd assume they were chosen for their expertise, and trained to encounter crazy stuff since they are space travelling to establish a colony. But it's unclear how any of them are suited to the task, and they are just completely irrational. This is harder to get past then just the stupid actions of some characters in Prometheus.

The movie is seems torn between being philosophical, and being a full on gore movie. It doesn't really work well on either level. Character development is really rushed.

A strong point would obviously Michael Fassbender. If you have read any reviews of the movie, that will already be clear. and I really liked the space travel scenes (first 20 minutes was pretty cool). The sets on the planet were also great, along with some other scenes related to the planet. But from the moment they make the decision to go to the planet, the movie just turns into a complete mess. I'd categorize it as worth a look, but not really worth seeing in the theatre.

There are some reviews really ripping on the details on the film, and it is definitely a little formulaic. But it's got a very good cast, some good performances, a good soundtrack, and it overall an enjoyable movie. Some of the elements they try to incorporate to make it a little different than other sports films night not all work, but for a small film that I would guess didn't have a huge budget I think they did a very good job.