sequel improvement

Rating: 8/10 (21 September 2017)

It's 2104. Colonisation spaceship Covenant is hit by a rogue neutrino burst. The damage causes the crew to be revived killing the captain. They receive a transmission leading to an undiscovered habitable planet. On the planet, they are attacked by creatures and find android David (Michael Fassbender), a castaway from Prometheus which crashed 10 years earlier.
Ridley Scott's reboot Prometheus has some interesting ideas and memberberries but it is held back by the whole prequel/connected/unconnected discussion. He should try to be clearer with that stuff for the fans. I try to shed much of that convolution for this sequel. This one adds some depth to David. As Ridley builds out this world, it makes more sense and one can live in it. Two specific incidents of obvious poor decisions by the crew do hold back the movie.
I don't know why Chris would trust David after what he witnesses although he was shown to be a weak leader. His bad decisions can be understood as his overall inferiority. On the other hand, Danny is supposed to be the smart one. It's obvious with Walter and David. First of all, there needs to be a scene where Walter shows his missing left hand to prove his identity. Even then, Danny should check. This is missing stuff. It could have been an extra fight to the death. It's not sharp enough. She ain't no Ripley. The creatures are super creepy especially the little ones. The action is all great. I love the fight on the platform ship. All of that works really well and this is a solid sequel.