As an act of cinema, “Prometheus” is stunningly designed, shot with great purpose in a serious fashion.

When it finally shifts gears from “Building Dread” to “Action,” director Ridley Scott finds his sweet spot: cannily designed, well-crafted suspense in the familiar pattern of tension and release, tension and release.

As a movie, however, it never quite fulfills and I left “Prometheus” feeling unsatisfied, ultimately. (More…)