Just not a good installment of the series

Rating: 4/10 (27 May 2017)

I was really looking forward to Alien Covenant. One because I am a huge fan of the series. Two- the story line of a bunch of people sent to colonize another planet and run into the Alien seemed like a great storyline. Unfortunately, I was mostly disappointed. It is not as bad as many of the reviews on here, but it isn't good. Some thoughts: - the colonists who are going to another world? Not really a part of the movie. They are the backdrop for the crew fighting the Alien. But you never see any of them.

The Alien? Not as scary as in past movies and really isn't the focal point. A deranged android is the focal point.

-an earthlike plant with native people.....but again, brought up but not significant in the story.

An android goes off the deep end but starts kissing another android then a human. Right after teaching the other android to play the flute. Yes...it was that bizarre. Those scenes added nothing to the movie and were boring.

Bottom line--- the move just seemed to meander with no real direction, except to have lots of people killed, an exciting get away, Alien makes it on the getaway vehicle only to be killed. They had a good story about a couple thousand colonists going to a planet yet that part of the story disappeared quickly. A native people totally ignored. It was like Ridley Scott had a bunch of ideas and didn't know how to use any of them so he just threw stuff at the screen.