Decent, until...

Rating: 6/10 (19 April 2004)

*** SPOILERS AHEAD ***
OK, so this film was your typical run of the mill Hollywood cash grab. However, being a fan of the Alien films I liked to some extent. Unlike other Alien movies, here you can see Aliens through the work of CGI magic, yes Alien 3 had computer graphics, but the ones here are much much better. So after so many years we finally get a good look at a regular Alien. Also the cloning story is kind of interesting especially since when this movie came out cloning was a hot news item, so you can't really say this film is a piece of trash that came from nowhere.
Despite all this this movie has its faults. First is the surprising lack of Aliens. The characters only kill two! I was expecting some balls out gun battles with some crazy stunts and CGI effects, but none of that, though the action scene with the two Aliens is pretty cool. Second, the movie's biggest fault: The last 30 minutes. Basically summed up in a couple of words - Ripley has sex with an Alien queen. From earlier in the film we find out this is the alien she had inside her! Incest? With an Alien? Please, spare me the BS. And then there is the grotesque child monster which is an alien-human hybrid. I was ready to go with the fact that Ripley copulated with the Queen if the resulting Alien was a cool foe that could provide for an exciting climatic action scene. But that didn't happen and the climax is rather dull and the child alien looks quite stupid.
Ergo - this film is only for fans of the series, others steer clear. As a fan of the Alien movies I rate this 6/10. It would have been higher if the last part of the movie wasn't so dumb and pointless.
Rated R: graphic violence/gore, and profanity