Alien Covenant: Meh!

Rating: 5/10 (30 August 2017)

I've always had a bit of a love/hate relationship with the Alien franchise. I want to like them, but they rarely seem to entertain to the extent I believe they should.
Alien: 5
Aliens: 10
Alien 3: 3
Alien Resurrection: 5
Alien vs Predator: 5
Alien vs Predator Requiem: 3
Prometheus: 5
For this reason I didn't expect much from Covenant and got essentially what I thought I would. It's not that it's bad, it's just clichéd Hollywood predictable nonsense and didn't feel like an Alien movie. Granted it felt more like one than Prometheus but didn't come close to the pinnacle of greatness that was Aliens (1986)
To its credit at least it had the old school Alien, even though I'm still not keen on seeing them in light. I miss them coming from the shadows and you only getting to see a part of them at a time.
Danny McBride was less obnoxious as usual and exceeded my expectations in a straight role. But Michael Fassbender, too much Hollywood too much.
Alien Covenant is a harmless film but doesn't meet the hype, doesn't contribute anything to the Alien universe and simply failed to impress.
The Good:
One great death scene
Danny McBride
The Bad:
Michael Fassbender, I am so over this guy
The first death, really!?