It’s funny to think of “Elizabeth Shaw” as the person who makes Christmas mints, but here she finds herself embarking on an interstellar journey with "Meredith" (Charlize Theron) after being convinced to enter the world of intergalactic travel aboard the ship named in the title. She (Noomi Rapace) is joined by her boyfriend "Charlie" (Logan Marshall-Green) as they head toward a distant moon, hoping to find some insight into not only humanity’s beginnings but also the origins of life itself. Their group, which includes the android “David” (Michael Fassbender), arrives at LV-223 and discovers undeniable signs of a civilization – or at least considerable engineering work. The question becomes whether anything has managed to endure in that desolate and harsh setting, and if it has, is it welcoming or dangerous. The visual effects are outstanding throughout; the clever use of darkness, shadows, flickering light, and Neal Scanlan and Conor O'Sullivan’s impressive artistry truly create a frightening and absorbing experience at times. However, the film feels sluggish in its early stages, borrows too much from the original "Alien," and has an excessive amount of dialogue that weighs down the final portion. The performances are adequate but nothing special, and it would be improved by trimming roughly twenty minutes of introductory material and concentrating on the central question of whether they can survive. This is definitely a film best experienced in theaters; the 70mm version I watched really highlights what this movie is – a scary science fiction horror that we’ve encountered before in various forms, though perhaps not with this level of technical skill. Is it a reboot or a fresh take? It's hard to say whether we even needed either of those things.

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