A lot of gun-fighty nonsense, it's basically Brazil without the wit, charm or humour. It also marks the start of Christian Bale's descent from character actor to gloomy action hero.

I read that this got generally terrible reviews, and it was slow and essentially unoriginal, but frankly I've seen far worse: the preposterous Prometheus springs to mind. I liked the initial opening idea of waking up on a spaceship with no memory, and landing on a new world at the end. It generally made sense and…

When I saw that empty lift shaft I was pretty sure someone was gonna end up falling down it (Lane?) - just like Rosalind Shays in LA Law!

When I saw that empty lift shaft I was pretty sure someone was gonna end up falling down it (Lane?) - just like Rosalind Shays in LA Law!