Michael Fassbender Shines

Rating: 8/10 (26 August 2017)

Michael Fassbender was by far the best part of this film. He masterfully captures the enigma that is David, with both tenderness and an unsettling intensity. His performance as Walter is equally believable, with both characters being very distinct and nuanced.
The OST is also very well done, both eerie and beautiful. It suits this movie well, and lends a great ambiance as things start to unfold.
Will anything ever match the original Alien/Aliens movies? Doubtful. But this was much better than Prometheus, and altogether an enjoyable movie. While most of the human characters were disappointingly dumb horror clichés, the character of David made up for quite a bit.
The design of the neomorphs was really well done, and the gore was intense and realistic. It didn't really make sense how quickly they grew to man-eating size, but seeing their creation being explained made up for that, for me.
I very much hope there will be at least one more movie, to help tie this prequel series to the original Alien movie.