A little better than Prometheus but franchise is in trouble

Rating: 4/10 (20 May 2017)

It wasn't ridiculously bad, like Prometheus, but I'm done with the Alien franchise. I found the movie less driven by horror and more driven by despair. The films seem to be in a constant state of retconing and rebooting. At this stage I'm not even sure the aliens are aliens.
The cast did a great job, although I found the heroine a bit pixie- ish, but the script, oh man, there are scenes where they didn't even try. The flute/recorder scene was just weird.
The big twist is so obvious you can see it a mile away.
I think my biggest problem is the absolutely complete bummer these movies have become. Just huge downers where the heroes are always going to lose. Where's Ripley when you need her?
I can see how, if you love the franchise and are forgiving of moronic characters, you'd really like this film. From here on out any new Alien movie will be on my "wait for the DVD: list.