Alien : Covenant - Movie Review

Rating: 5/10 (26 May 2017)

What I liked:

Michael Fassbender's performance. He was one of the best parts of "Prometheus" and is definitely one of the best parts of "Covenant".

-The cinematography and set locations. I was staring in awe at the screen during some scenes.

The special effects. If you've seen the trailer, you know what I'm talking about.

The horror and gore elements. Not as iconic as the ones in the original Alien, but I enjoyed them nevertheless.

What I disliked:

The characters. Some of the decisions they made were the stupidest I have seen all year (You cannot explore an unknown planet without a helmet on!). Taking them seriously was an impossible task, which is problematic since the movie mainly revolves around them.

The writing. Covenant's biggest problem was the fact that it did not know what it wanted to be: a prequel to the original Alien or a sequel to Prometheus. So it ended up being a bit of both. A fusion that did not work at all since the two movies are very different.

Some questionable casting decisions. Without spoiling anything, one particular casting choice was very distracting.

The pacing.

The ending. The last 20-30 minutes of the movie add nothing to the story and come out of nowhere.

Conclusion:
Out of the three movies directed by Ridley Scott in the franchise, "Covenant" is the weakest because it tried to be two drastically different movies at once. It's a well-made film, pretty to look at and generally well-acted, but unfortunately, the negatives outweigh the positives and I left the theater disappointed