You are such a disappointment to me...

Rating: 5/10 (2 July 2017)

I found the 2012 "Prometheus" movie to actually be quite okay, and it worked out quite nicely for a prequel starter for the "Alien" franchise. And I must admit that I didn't get all the negativity and bad reviews that it had gotten. So I was really looking forward to the 2017 follow-up to the prequel. And given the movie's poster with all the aliens, then I was really excited and was hoping for an amped up continuation.
And after having sat down to watch it just last night, I must admit that my expectations and hopes for director Ridley Scott's next installment in the franchise were brought to an abrupt halt and I was left with a sense of having been cheated out of something potentially great.
Visually, then "Alien: Covenant" was quite good, although it felt sort of rushed at times. We were only given a very limited time exploring the Engineer ship. Sure, we were given plenty of that in "Prometheus", but it would have been a nice nod to fans of the franchise if we were given more of that in "Alien: Covenant". The scenes aboard the Covenant were quite nice and felt very much in tune with the setting and mood of the "Alien" franchise.
Personally I don't get the thing with the infant aliens bursting out of the back or through the mouth of their hosts, when they usually come through the chest when they are impregnated into human specimens - as seen in all the other movies. It just made no sense to me. But it looked good, so thumbs up on the visual effects on the alien infants coming out of the back and through the mouth of their host bodies in "Alien: Covenant".
As for the design of the aliens in this 2017 installment. Nah, that really didn't work for me. Sure, the concept of those albino aliens was interesting, but it just didn't sit well with me. It didn't really have that xenomorph feel to it. It was just not as menacing or vicious as the original black-toned xenomorphs that are known, loved and feared from the franchise.
"Alien: Covenant" had a good ensemble of acting talents to help bring the movie to life. And there was no doubt about this being Michael Fassbender's movie, especially as he had two roles to portray. It was nice to see Guy Pearce return to the franchise, although it was only for a brief moment. And even more so to see James Franco make an appearance in what had to be his smallest role to date. Initially I was a bit concerned about having Danny McBride, but he actually passed with flying colors, and it was great to see him shed his comedy roles for a role such as this one.
Now, I feel so cheated out of xenomorphs in this movie, especially since the poster had the promise of this potentially being another "Aliens" movie, where we see swarms of the deadly aliens. Instead we are treated to some strange albino versions and the one true xenomorph that was here was given so little on-screen time that it was atrocious.
Sure, while "Alien: Covenant" is a part of the "Alien" franchise, it stands as one of the weaker entries. And this was actually such a major disappointment from director Ridley Scott. And it seems to me that "Alien: Covenant" lacks the contents to sustain multiple viewings like most of the other movies in the "Alien" franchise have.
"Alien: Covenant" managed to reach a mediocre five out of ten stars rating from me. And David actually managed to summarize the entire movie when he said "You are such a disappointment to me."