Prospect is a movie with two elements that should be reviewed separately. Its world-building is rich and intriguing; its story is shallow and lacking.

A lot is going on from the start. The language is rich with alien terms, which made me turn on the subtitles, but I remained just as confused. At some point, I accepted that there was just too much to understand, and the movie wouldn't bother explaining; when I reached that conclusion, I started to enjoy the film more. However, treating the characters the same way doesn't work. I wanted to understand why they ended up where they did and how they got there, and these questions bothered me long after the credits rolled - unanswered.

It felt like I was watching a series, missed the first half of the season, and finished without the finale. There is no clear start and no clear end, just facts. While intriguing, these lay disconnected from each other, uncared for. Too bad. It was a nice visit to a rich, interesting universe.