An unbearable mess

Rating: 2/10 (26 May 2017)

This film stands upon the greatness of the original and its sequel which will forever top the list of sci-fi horror's finest. Unfortunately it takes all that greatness and mashes it together into unbelievable nonsense you would expect from the likes of Sharknado. If you thought Prometheus made no sense, then prepare to be amazed by just how much worse it can get.
While I feel that all actors involved with this film gave it their all, the script for their character's actions defies all logic and common sense. To the point that even the most carefree non-scientist will find themselves saying "That doesn't seem like a good idea" throughout the entirety of the film. Several times the crew mentions their "training" while simultaneously making awful decisions that compromise the mission and put everyone's lives in jeopardy. I understand that you have to provide a little wiggle room in that regard when it comes to horror movies but it's so over-done in Alien Covenant that you just end up shaking your head in complete disbelieve.
I was under the impression that lessons were learned from Prometheus and that this film would be righting all those wrongs. To my surprise this film seems to have been made by people who not only have never seen Alien before, but it's almost as if they never even saw Prometheus either. This is beyond puzzling because this film was directed by Ridley Scott himself. It's a true mystery how this film was made at all and a shame that so much money and talent was wasted on it.
To sum up the quality of this film into one sentence: Battlefield Earth was a better sci-fi film, and that's really saying something.