Great sequel, but, couldn't follow the footsteps of the first two.

Rating: 7/10 (6 April 2002)

"Alien 3," David Fincher's directorial debut, had its moments. It had its ups and downs, its good and its bad, the usual, but David Fincher's camera work helped it from being a failure. The movie isn't what I would call excellent ("Alien," "Aliens," and "Alien: Resurrection" were good), but it was good. Sigourney Weaver's performance was extraordinary. Once again, she fights an alien, but, this time, it's at a prison that's for men. There were strong violence and lots of language. I consider "Alien 3" to be David Fincher's failure, but, his next 4 films ("Se7en," "The Game," "Fight Club," and "Panic Room") will help bring him to fame and stardom. I'll recommend it if you enjoyed the "Alien" series.

B **** (out of ****** stars) 9/13