Excellent. It Delivers

Rating: 9/10 (17 August 2017)

In 2107, the ship Covenant is on its way to remote planet Origae-6 with 2,000 people on board in stasis and will arrive in 7+years and they will populate a new world there. A solar storm interrupts the flight and many are released from stasis. Then they hear a distress call and decide to investigate. Of course, you know this is a big mistake. Anyway
They land a shuttle on the planet and discover all is not as Earth- like as was seemed. They encounter Alien life forms that want to devour them. Oh, oh. On the planet they also find David (Michael Fassbender) a survivor from the ship the Prometheus. Now, know this: David is an Android. And you will come to know David as a bad Android. Walter (also Michael Fassbender) a good Android, is on the Covenant and monitors all in stasis. Yes, yes, there will be a battle between them later on.
The acting all around is first rate. The CGI is simply unbelievably fantastic , and the sets are awesome. The pacing is good and keeps one alert and searching for other Aliens that may get into the shuttle. One flaw is that when one of the crew got infected by Alien spores he was allowed to go into the shuttle and, of course, he dies. There was no talk of quarantine. Another flaw is that the crew when they were observing the planet from the Covenant, none of the instruments picked out David, who is still there. (You know, Mr Spock wouldn't have let that happen) There are other flaws but to tell you would give too much away, but they don't take away from the entertainment factor here.
After we go through Aliens attacking the crew on the ground, another shuttle comes to rescue them and we think all are safe, but guess what? An Alien has attached himself to the shuttle and wants in. Here we go again, but these scenes are truly an art form.. They are so real, you actually believe and cringe away hoping Daniels (Katherine Waterson) aka Danny, who is tethered to the shuttle can dislodge the Alien as Tennessee (Danny McBride) maneuvers the shuttle to shake the Alien off. Great scenes.
You will be surprised to learn what David has been doing for the last 10-years. No, I did not forget about the battle between Walter and David. You have to see for yourself.
The big twist comes later near the end when all is good and the Covenant is now again on its way to Origae-6 and the crew again go into the stasis pods as there are many more years to go. Danny, now the Captain, is the last to go in and she asks Walter if he will help her build that cabin on the lake when they get there. Then she realizes her mistake and the stasis pod takes over and she goes to sleep. We believe a sequel is in order.
I enjoyed this Alien version of Alien movies even though the Aliens were very scary looking and yes, they had big teeth too (That's mandatory) (9/10)
Violence: Yes. Sex: No. Nudity: No, nothing was seen of two crew members naked in the shower. Language: Yes.