Far creepier than Prometheus, but Alien is still the Best

Rating: 8/10 (12 May 2017)

After the Prometheus which though well made was bit of a disappointment due to less alien action, I found the sequel Alien Covenant to be a very good work and more scary too. The effects as expected are excellent and the performances too are impressive. We don't have to wait until the interval's over for the action to start. Once the alien(s) comes into the picture, the nightmare is quite relentless until the end yet thankfully, it isn't overly done either. There is a satisfyingly good mix of horror and drama. How it ends suggests another sequel the way Prometheus did which annoys me slightly. I'd prefer there is a completion to a story in a movie, irrespective of a sequel later or not. Katherine Waterston as the "Ripley"(if I may say so) here does a neat job although Noomi Rapace in the Prometheus impressed me more. But the actor who's truly the life of the movie is Michael Fassbender as Walter/David. This is the first Alien movie where a male character seem to get the most footage, and Fassbender does his best. And is The Covenant Ridley's best alien work yet? Of course no, that is still the Alien(1979) by a mile. However The Covenant is still a very good entertainment.