Flawed contribution to the Alien franchise, still better than Prometheus...

Rating: 5/10 (21 March 2020)

Mr. Ridley Scott had a vision which in the end flies directly in the face of everything we have come to understand about the Alien species and it cinematic universe.
Without going into spoiler territory, Alien Covenant is the continuation of 2012 "Prometheus", and tries to connect the dots between the "architects" and the xenomorphs, by completely demolishing the franchises prior world and story building.
The results feel rushed and carelessly constructed to move the plot from A to B. The creature effects and gore are masterfully done, but the whole setup feels somewhat recycled and ultimately meaningless when we find out how the xenomorphs came to be. We are no longer dealing with an intelligent parasitic alien lifeforms, but more of a tool for revenge by an interesting yet unbelievable character, well played by Michael Fassbender.
The conclusion may just leave you with a bad taste in your mouth as the complexity and intriguing nature of the xenomorph becomes to dulled down in favour of more philosophical exposition of the concept of creation and meaning of life, I kid you not...