It's pretty mixed all around, but definitely frightening!

Rating: 7/10 (26 May 2017)

Alien: Covenant is the latest installment to the Alien franchise and is directed by Ridley Scott who worked on the original Alien and Prometheus. It is about a crew known as Covenant who traces an unknown signal from an unknown planet that is believed to be safe and while doing so, they run into some danger as those alien creatures begin to pop out.
Like the franchise's many predecessors, this movie is pretty dang scary. It becomes suspenseful during certain points that you wouldn't necessarily expect. If you're into gore and blood, this is definitely the type of movie for you as it offers a lot of it. I'm serious, the movie can get pretty vile during some points, it's pretty insane. I could really feel the pain of the characters who had to deal with the aliens. Out of all of the characters, I found David to be the most interesting one. I just like how he is this cyborg, which helps in some interesting ways such as giving him an interesting connection to the aliens.
My biggest flaw I have with this movie is that while it has some good twists and plot points, I don't think the movie went too in- depth on them. They just bring the viewers questions that beg an answer. I did find the story somewhat interesting because of these twists and plot points, but it felt a little too basic, and I found the characters okay, but not very strong.
I found this movie to be pretty decent as a stand alone movie. As an overall Alien movie, it would depend more on a fan's perspective of the movie. Personally, I've only seen parts of the original Alien from the 70s, so I don't think I can judge too much.
7/10