Disgrace

Rating: 3/10 (25 May 2017)

Extremely disappointing. A total disgrace to the legendary Alien franchise legacy. The first movies where so successful because they where all about the horror of the unknown, the isolation and vulnerability of the likable characters, as well as the fear that our own bodies could betray us in the most horrific way possible. In this movie all you get is a decent first act, until David appears. Then the whole movie transforms into a travesty of pseudo- philosophical questions about the nature of creation, free will, rebellion, and flute playing skills...all shoved down our throats in a not exactly subtle way. The xenomorph feels almost absent, as the center of attention has now moved to the two androids, Walter and David. David in particular is shaping up to become the face of an all new Alien trilogy, something that is hard to swallow after watching Sigourney Weaver creating such an iconic heroine as Ellen Ripley. In the end it feels as if Ridleyscott wanted to do a crossover movie between Alien and Blade Runner, his best movies up to this date, failing miserably in the process. Hopefully the guy retires before making another abomination. His last good movie being 2003's Matchstick Men says a lot. Unfortunately all of Covenant's horrible traits where also present in Prometheus, but where easily overlooked as it was very loose to the Alien core dna. Shame we didn't get to see Neill Blomkamp's sequel to Aliens...Fox should have taken some notes from Star Wars the Force Awakens on how to please old fans and newcomers alike about resurrecting a beloved franchise. As it stands now, things don't look promising.