Better than Prometheus. Worse than Aliens

Rating: 8/10 (13 May 2017)

First of all, the problems: stupid characters and stupid decisions just because. That happens through the whole movie in order to get it going. Why? Couldn't just characters make wise decisions based in lack of information or stupid ones based on their personalities and get the movie going? Is it really that hard? I guess not. I guess this is the typical case of lazy character and script development. And characters and script are the soul of any memorable movie. Unfortunately this movie is not.
Then, the good parts: you can really enjoy the movie not thinking about the previous stuff. It works. Accept the inherent stupidity of the Covenant's crew and focus on the action, the tension, the great shots and cinematography and the background story connecting Prometheus and Alien. Rely on Fassbender's ability to capture your attention and invest on him. The rest of the crew are as disposable as James Franco's character (what was his name?).
But do not forget: Alien or Aliens, shown in 1979 and 1986 are even today better movies than Prometheus and Alien: Covenant. No one in his mind is nowadays asking for a masterpiece like Alien. That would be impossible. But is that hard to make something as good as Aliens? I don't think so﻿. Work harder Ridley!