Review of Prometheus (2012) by Matt Patches for Hollywood.com — 06 Jun 2012

"Epic" comes in many forms. Prometheus sports all of them.

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This review of Prometheus (2012) was written by Matt Patches and published by Hollywood.com on 06 Jun 2012.

Prometheus has generally received positive reviews.

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