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June 8, 2012

At the Movies: 'Prometheus' is a gorgeous, intense trip

By CHRISTY LEMIRE
AP Movie Critic

Nothing could possibly satisfy the fervent expectation that has built for Ridley Scott's sorta-prequel to his genre-defining “Alien,” but “Prometheus,” the director's return to science fiction for the first time in 30 years, comes close.

Prometheus

Director: Ridley Scott

Cast: Michael Fassbender, Noomi Rapace, Logan Marshall-Green, Charlize Theron, Idris Elba

Rating: R

Running time: 123 minutes

Strikingly beautiful, expertly paced, vividly detailed and scary as hell, it holds you in its grip for its entirety and doesn't let go. You'll squeal, you'll squirm — at one point, I was curled up in a little ball in my seat in a packed screening room — and you'll probably continue feeling a lingering sense of anxiety afterward. That's how effective it is in creating and sustaining an intensely suspenseful mood.


 
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