Uhh......no

Rating: 4/10 (21 May 2017)

Don't expect Alien: Covenant to be the actual sequel to Prometheus, think of it as more like a story within the time-line. In a poetic way, maybe the Engineer who pulled David's head out to kill Weyland did the right thing. The android would create something he calls the "perfect organism" into a nightmare and thus mass murdered the entire Engineer people.
The story of the vessel Covenant comes in as conveniences of the cenario of just being at the wrong place at the wrong time. However if we expect anything such as Shaw's quest to figure out why the Engineers wanted to kill their creation the humans, Ridley tossed that out the door and we just have Shaw as dead body as a result. The teaser where Shaw and David in the ship was basically a red herring until the part where David destroys the entire city.
Only thing I find redeeming in the movie was the photography scenes and the soundtrack. This is consistent with Scott's MO as he is famous for scenes, locations, and the photography. Otherwise the visual is very much stunning and the soundtrack is much more alien this time.
As for Lore of the Alien, we now know who made it and it was humanity's creation who made it, or in the spirit of Weyland. Instead of the mysterious creation like how the Engineers made them, what we got is typically a flat answer of "Oh...David created the Alien." Otherwise then that, Alien: Covenant seems best on a Netflix movie rather then spending your hard earn money unless you're a DIE HARD alien fan. Even some fans who came in with high expectation were left disappointed, wanting more, and felt the movie just had too many holes. I certainly was disappointed because I seriously did wanted to see if Shaw ever found her answers as well as explore more about the Engineer's culture and home. Anyways, the movie is just another addition to the franchise and nothing more. At least it's not as disappointing as Aliens: Colonial Marines game.