Don't call me a facehugger. This is one movie, I probably wouldn't run up to, hug and never let go! It wasn't great or awful. It was just meh.

Rating: 6/10 (25 May 2017)

I'm sorry, but I really didn't like the story of a space vessel answering a distress call, only to find, a mysterious life form, attacking them. It felt like a rethread of 1979's 'Alien', but this time, minus the great characters with unique personalities. Nearly, every member of the crew of the 'Covenant' is forgettable. Even, the idea of the crew being composed entirely of married couples is not memorable, as it kinda falls apart, as the movie doesn't give enough time to explain, which person is dating whom. Even with that, the characters by themselves, had little to show for. I think the problem with this, comes from the fact that, much of the backstory on them that was shown in previews for this movie, was cut out of the final film. It's sad, because I would love to see 'the last supper' scene in the film, as that sequence really does developed them as complex human beings, rather than surface level redshirts. Another reason, why I didn't find the characters, interesting is, because the acting wasn't that strong. Katherine Waterston's character comes across as too much of a heroine Ellen Ripley type character, that she doesn't seem real. Where is Daniels sense of fear!? Then, there is Billy Crudup, whom character is describe as self-serious man of faith. However, he rarely shows that. Then, there is Danny McBride, as Tennessee, whom comes across as a caricature of original movie character, Dallas played by Tom Skerritt. Of course, the other crew is violently whittled down to even stand out. Another reason, why I can't stand, the human characters in this film, is the fact that all of the crew were f**king stupid. What type of space crew, go to alien world, without wearing any sense of environmental suits!? At least, the scientists from the last movie wore protective suits and didn't expose themselves to any unknown pathogen like morons until much later. Did IQ's drop sharply since the last movie!? Even worse, the film also makes use of some very obvious horror tropes by having characters announce that they are going off on their own in order to kill them. The first instance of this is acceptable since the aliens have not shown up yet, but the characters continue to do this throughout the film even though they know the monsters are around. Without spoiling the movie, too much, one returning character goes even further in acting dumb, by trusting the same android that help kill, most of her friends in the last movie, in travelling to find out, why the Engineers hate them. That's pretty blatantly dumb, even to those ordinary members of the audience that hasn't see the last movie. It's pretty clear, by how David (Michael Fassbender) acts in this film that he isn't to be, trusted, seeing how he trying to be, the modern day, Dr. Frankenstein. While, parts of the story does have substance, mostly with that character. It too, felt like we heard those, dangers of playing Gods part of the story before in 2012's 'Prometheus'. In my opinion, while Michael Fassbender was great in the duo role. I felt that Cain & Abel subplot, between the two androids was a bit disappointing. There was no point, in reexamine it. Characters quoting John Milton's 'Paradise Lost' & Percy Bysshe Shelley's '"Ozymandias" sonnet, felt a little too recycled. It really didn't add anything new to the story. It's sad, because there were other things that the writers could had focus more on, like explaining, why the engineers hate humanity. I guess, we will never know. Still, I did like how the movie, explain the 'black goo' more. Yet, it does leave, some unanswered questions, like if the "Black Goo" was just a dangerous genetic manipulation bacteria, capable of poisoning life on its own, while combine with parasitic could create life, how can a Neomorph be created without a parasitoid form? It doesn't add up. Nevertheless, I also don't like how this film ruin the alien film lore, by saying the classic Xenomorphs simply didn't exist before this film. It makes no sense, seeing how a sculpture of a Xenomorph was feature in the last movie, even when, 'Prometheus' was supposed to be a stand-alone spin off film that wasn't a direct prequel to the original 1979's 'Alien' film. This is just one of many things that is upsetting, for more serious fans of the franchise. Another is the how long does, the aliens need to reproduce. Now, it only takes a few minutes for a creature to be, born, instead of days. Make up, your mind! Regardless, the creature from artist, H.R Giger still remains one of the most brutal monsters in all of cinema. It's nice to see them, brought to life with computer animation and moving with such intense ferocity and speed. I just wish, the movie would use more suspense with the creatures than gore. There were hardly any scary moments in this film. No jump scares. It felt rushed. Don't get me wrong, the movie does have some entertaining action, some wonderful cinematography being shot in New Zealand and great special effects, but this film directed by Ridley Scott was also a bit painful to watch, because how pitch black, certain scenes were shot! I couldn't figure out, what was going on! Overall: While, this film fails to match the original in terms of sheer terror and elegance, Scott nevertheless delivers some imaginative takes on familiar sequences. However, it will be awkward for him, to explain in the sequels, why the technology in 'Alien' looks so retro; seeing how this movie looks so slick with 3D computers. It will be hard to fill that gap. In the end: I found most of this film to be just alright. Check it out if you want, just don't expect to get your mind blown, or your chest to burst in fear. I certainly didn't. Movie was just mediocre.