The Reductive Alien

Rating: 4/10 (22 May 2017)

I must admit, at its core, Alien:Covenant is a standard popcorn flick that would probably be fun to watch if you would not care for those little details but sadly I did.
To begin with, I always wonder why does Hollywood is obsessed with slasher level of incompetent protagonists. I mean (assuming that) this is a group of well trained scientist/personnel that is given a job to actually repopulate a certain studied planet, how could they be so impulsive and have no sense of propriety. Leaving an already detailed trip to take a chance in an unknown planet and let alone only one crew member actually thinking that it is bonkers is just to absurd to begin with.
Then, does this crew even have protocol? Letting the lives of thousands to be in jeopardy of a certain few, being not able to see through that awful plot twist ending by not having a backup Davis or checking if he is actually a Davis, or just letting the main leader's life be in jeopardy by bringing him down there with you just never makes sense. This film never fails to puzzle me.
Another thing that truly bugged me is how reductive this film feels. It is just a smorgasbord of every little noticeable twist and turn of the previous films in the franchise topped with craziness and lack of inherent logic. I mean I already predicted what will happen midway the film just shows how been there,done than it is. Even the feminist drive of the film feels too rehashed to the point that they are literally copying the original for quotation making it feel so uninspired.
To summarize, Alien: Covenant is a questionable unoriginal sequel to the already fledgling ship that is the Alien Franchise. Not even its beautiful visuals nor passable acting can save this film from its immeasurable illogical fallacies and overall reductiveness. [2/5]