Completely underwhelming and disappointing

Rating: 5/10 (18 May 2017)

I'm not sure where to begin. I'll talk about the acting, plot, pacing, and overall feel.
The acting is plan horrible. Other than Fassbender, I would describe the acting as "emotionally hollow." It seemed like everyone was just running the lines as opposed to emoting them. I had no connection to any of the characters, and usually, I do. Think about how you are engaged with Ripley, and she commands your attention. You don't have any of that with this film.
The plot suffers from a serious identity crisis. Is this Alien? Is this Aliens? Is this Predator? Is this Aliens vs. Predator? You can see so many references (rehashings?) of other films that it just seems like one endless set of slightly connected scenes. And, seriously, I think a 3rd-grader could predict everything that was about to happen. Absolutely no originality!
The pacing of the film is somewhat steady, but way too long. This film takes itself way too seriously and tries to be "artsy,' but it falls flat. For such a build-up of "Run," on the posters and the trailer, it tries too hard to be dramatic. Did Fassbender's agent require these scenes to get him back in the project? I don't know, but about 40 minutes before the end of the movie I started wanting the film to just end because I knew they would neatly sew things up just to end it, and they did.
The overall feel of the film is "Let's put out a crap film with a recognizable brand to see how much money we can make." Fans of the Alien franchise will view this once. It is the ROGUE:One of the Alien franchise---view once, and never watch again.
This is a direct sequel to "Prometheus," and supposedly the second film in a prequel trilogy where the third film will completely bridge the gap to the first "Alien." I will see the third, if made, but if it is more of the same, then it is time for Ridley to let this baby go off into deep space and not come back. I hate to say it, but I have serious concerns now for the upcoming "Blade Runner," sequel!