The film revolves around the discovery of a pyramid beneath the Arctic ice. An aging business head puts together an expedition to check it out. Upon arriving they make their way to the structure and discover some strange goings on. Suddenly they are caught in the middle of a battle between these two creatures. That pretty much sums up the plot, what there is of it. Now to pick apart some of the goings on in the film. For better and for worse.

The human cast was one of the biggest faults with the film, and it was a combination of script and actors. The characters that were good did not get enough time to develop, and the ones that were not so good got all the screen time. But, either way you cut it, there was no heart to these characters, they seemed to just be tossed together with no consideration for chemistry. Basically, there is none. Without chemistry amongst your cast, it is hard to really anchor any emotion on it, there is no need for the audience to identify with the cast therefore they don't care what happens to them. This leads to a serious lack of tension, there has to be a reason to care about the characters, without it, why make the movie?

The best member of the human cast was Lance Henriksen who played Charles Bishop Weyland, the head of the Weyland Corporation. It was a nice touch bridging the rest of the Alien films to this. For those who aren't familiar with the previous films, Henriksen portrayed a character of a different nature named Bishop, go watch Aliens and Alien3 to find out more. He didn't get enough screen time, but there are a few nice touches, especially when he goes face to face with a Predator. Another cast member of note is Ewen Bremner, most recently in Around the World in 80 Days and Rundown. He portrays a quirky scientist,named Graeme, who wants to do something that will impress his children, sadly he gets little time to really grow on us. Lastly there is Agathe De La Boulaye, who portrays Adele, a more military minded character, always within reach of a gun. She had a great look, and a persona reminiscent of Jenette Goldstein's Vasquez from Aliens. Again, there is so little screen time for her that we barely scratch the surface of potential. On a side note I would be remiss not to mention Colin Salmon, playing a character virtually identical to the one he played in another Anderson movie, Resident Evil, right down to his fate.