An enjoyable homage to the first two films

Rating: 8/10 (15 May 2017)

I had been looking forward to his movie ever since I saw the posters of the Alien face alongside Catherine's, much like the iconic image in Alien3.
To prepare myself for this I revisited the first 2 movies twice and the third one once. I was really looking forward to what I hoped would be a movie in the style of Alien, the first and in my opinion the greatest, of the canon. And i wasn't disappointed.
Go into this movie expecting a homage to all your favourite moments and scenes and you will be pleasantly entertained. True there are lots of nitty gritty questions, and the CGI doesn't hold a candle to the original effects, but I feel it fits perfectly into the Alien and Aliens universe.
I really don't want to give away any spoilers so I'll leave it at that. Acting is solid throughout, the feel of the movie dark and foreboding and the action and gore relentless (perhaps a little too frenetic at times). And yes, you will get to see a young female in her vest battle a xenomorph. That's the least fans of the Alien universe deserve.
I put this film as the third best in the canon. Just don't go into it expecting another Alien.