It just doesn't want to end

Rating: 4/10 (10 May 2017)

In the middle of repeating all the tested and tried alien scenes in a new order and in a new setting with (mostly) new actors, Alien Covenant manages to find a single reason to exist and that is to give Michael Fassbender space to chew the scenery in a dual role. The usually reliable Fassbender fails to lift the material above the ground, largely due to the predictable script that crawls to an obvious ending with a snail pace, dutifully disposing most of the human crew on the way.
Worst than the movie itself, though, is Scott's attempt to tie all movies together. It looks increasingly like he makes things up as he goes, and the plot gets overly repetitive and curly. Those who love the original Alien might wish to skip these movies from now on, as Scott is approaching the original mythos from a deeply unsatisfying angle that probably lacks only one more piece to become his midichlorian moment. Once you see it, you cannot un-see it. You are warned.