Prometheus 2: 10 Lessons It Must Learn In Order To Succeed

9. Tighten The Dialogue

There's not a great deal that's wrong with any of the acting in Prometheus: the cast perform perfectly well - if hardly entering into the realm of award-winning territory - and do the best with the material they've been given. It's just a shame that the material could've done with a considerable amount of tightening up. From clichéd existential musings which might as well be the tag lines for the posters or trailer "moments" ("How far would you be willing to go, to get your answers? What would you be willing to do?" ... "Anything and everything.") to the references to "faith" scattered liberally throughout, coming across as snippets of a conversation between theology students, a lot of the exchanges seem to represent the lowest common denominator in the audience, rather than the presumably intelligent characters speaking them. Elsewhere, much of the dialogue feels like its primary function is to deliver exposition, while cheesy and incongruous banter between crew members facing imminent death adds to the B-movie feel. Given that Prometheus 2 isn't due out until 2016 it means that there's more than enough time to iron out the kinks which marred the first movie. With a bit of luck they'll take the advice of Michael Fassbender, who said in an interview last year, "I don't want them to rush it. It takes time to write a script." And if they're going to improve the dialogue, it'd make sense for them to spend a bit more time developing the people those lines are intended for...