Meh

Rating: 6/10 (11 December 2019)

The timeline, rules of engagement, character dynamics, and the end resolution are all fairly unsteady and vague. In the sequel to Alien, this film watches Ripley as she returns to the infested planet and attempts to correct the mistakes made by the colonists and prevent the spread of the parasites. She finds a lost girl, Newt (Rebecca) and saves her in the representation of humanity, at the expense of her shipmates and potential business opportunities for the sponsor of the trip. There plot and concept holes that gape as wide as the holes the creatures leave in the host humans chest, and the characters are not compelling beyond basic human decency. Visually the themes are strong and clean in the alien den. Overall, the movie was not a complete failure, as it does hold the attention, for the most part, excusing the issues and setting aside logical disbelief for the sake of the film.