Can I get my money back please?

Rating: 3/10 (11 May 2017)

Sir Ridley espouses the virtues of having a good story as the basis for any successful movie. He says, 'story first, special or CGI effects come later'.
Did he fall over and hit his head, because he seems to have completely forgotten his own mantra.
Alien Covenant is such a disappointment. It's like Scott filmed different segments of the movie and just slapped them together. It needs a re-edit. The story is a mess and just so predictable.
Blink and you'll miss the ambiguous explanation of the fate of Elizabeth Shaw. The alien attacks are bloody, but not scary (he failed to build any suspense). The characters are not interesting - we don't get to know them, so you don't really care if they get killed. The weird scene with android David, teaching the android Walter how to play the flute and later kissing him - should have been scrapped. It was rubbish.
The movie lacked 'atmosphere'. The ship is too shiny and well lit, there is no atmospheric steam or even perspiration on the lead character when she's battling the Alien at the end. It fails to 'suspend disbelief'. There's music in place of sound effects - no heart beats or hum of the ship, like in Alien. The special effects with the explosions are good. But, overall, it's a soul-less exercise!
The promotional trailers are better than the movie!
For those who did or didn't like Prometheus, at least it was a spectacular movie with a decent story (albeit not one that connected to Alien), and brilliant production techniques and CGI effects. Alien Covenant is not, it's like a cheap franchise movie.
Scott is such a masterful film maker. I can't believe he served up such an insulting pile of rubbish to his audience. With the remake of his earlier blockbuster Blade Runner due out soon, and at least one or two more prequels to Alien, I have to ask: "Is Scott just after the money?"
My advice, don't waste yours!