a weak entry compared to Cameron's second

Rating: 6/10 (22 June 1999)

David Finscher has since gone onto bigger things, especially his deeply dark film, Seven, and this being his directorial debut, he is given a little latitude. Alien 3 is good. It is not great but it does have some decent chills and it has a great ending that apparently sums up the series.
The film is very dark and bleak and what I liked most about it was how Weaver seemed tired and beaten. She is so tired of facing " The Bitch " and she conveys that wonderfully. And even the alien seems tired of facing her. To really understand what is meant by all of this you have to watch it. It is not nearly as good as the second, but I believe it is better than the fourth.