Ignore the bandwagon: Don't miss this film!

Rating: 8/10 (20 May 2017)

Before I begin my review, I'd like to address some of the unjust criticism this film has received. This criticism mainly comes from a cohort of individuals who fail to realise Ridley Scott is the originator of the Alien franchise, Aliens is not and will never be a part of the Alien "lore" - Aliens was James Cameron's idea of T2 in space. Therefore, if there are some lore inconsistencies it is because you're looking for the lore in the wrong places.
This film is the closest Ridley Scott has got to Alien (1979). Whilst I loved Prometheus, it was sorely lacking in character development; the formality in manner that you would expect from an interstellar crew just wasn't there. This has been thoroughly fixed with Covenant. The first section of the film, whilst still ridiculously fast paced is aimed squarely at knowing the characters.
It begins by introducing you to the inquisitiveness of the prototypical synthetics (which was later "fixed" so they would act more robotic). The crew is then gradually introduced to the viewer through a series of unfortunate events which they overcome and mourn together about. I wouldn't want to spoil the rest of the film for you but it is an absolute thrill fest and you should absolutely watch it. Even if you end up not liking it, I assure you you'll have a good time.