Disappointed. AND FULL OF DOUBTS.

Rating: 4/10 (19 May 2017)

I waited and expected anxiously for this movie since PROMETHEUS was wonderful to me and its end left a huge question mark for its sequel: What will Dr Shaw find about "engineers" in "engineers" world? That should have been the main issue since the alien creature can produce no terror to spectator that followed the series, like me. I've watched the origin Alien (1979) not less than 5 times and Prometheus not less than 10, just to mention Ridley's movies. For one who expected answers to that question Covenant is a void story that aros a lot of new questions:

Is it the "engineers" world, actually? There is no clue in the movie regarding this.

But the people that was burnt up by a black rain poured from the sky looked like the "engineers" in Prometheus. If this is correct, Who are the ones that poured the black rain?

How come David became such evil, twisted character, like a human one? He is supposed to be a cyborg and must obey the programming inside him which prevent him to harm humans.Feelings? How come?

Did "engineers" alter his programming, may be?

Now say you are the crew setting foot on this world and found David. Would you be so dumb that wouldn't squeeze David with lot of questions on Prometheus saga and the owners of such a strange spacecraft used by David and Shaw? No question to find out how come they got such space ship providing the rest of the Prometheus crew was killed by a space storm?

And what's the need for David to show up wearing an "engineer" like cloth? He is a Cyborg, he does not feel cold or heat and he does not need to hide from anybody nor anything since he is alone on the planet. Conclusion: an unnecessary trick of the director.

There is a general flaw. Since Prometheus and Covenant are supposed to be prequels of Alien (1979), the inverse contrast of technologies is too noticeable. In Alien the inputs to computer are charge by keyboard and all the screens are CRT's, just to mention a case, while in its prequels the technologies are far more advanced (example: I loved the mapping device in Prometheus, the one the geologist launched to map the "tunnel" that further was identified as a space ship.

Also: in Alien (1979) the creature takes many hours to burst thru John Hurt's torso but it happens too quickly in all following movies, whether or not they are Ridley's. Explanation? Yes, I expected much from Covenant. So I went to the cinema the premier day, first screening. Poor compensation for months of expectation but I will watch it again in order to try to round up my review.

Now we must wait for its sequel, when the ship gets Origae-6.
An some personal anecdote. Some years ago I wrote a tale I named "Richard's Vision". Its an oniric tale assuming that Wagner had a dream that led him to compose "Entrance of Gods to Walhala". I couldn't help smile when it was performed along the movie.