an enigma inside an enigma inside a gluten free bun

Rating: 8/10 (24 June 2017)

One of the greatest film-makers of all times decides to revisit one of his greatest hits (Alien) with a prequel that arguably no one wanted or needed or even asked for.
On the plus side, it is technically perfect, with a tight script, and SFX to die for. It raises profound questions on the nature of God as good as or better than the best theologians ever have. It has many twists and turns. Knowing that his earlier film had delivered one of the strongest female characters of all time (Ripley) he deliberately breaks his own record with a character who finds she is impregnated with a mutant killing alien baby and jury-rigs a surgery machine to remove it, barely escapes the machine alive as her own baby tries to eat her and without taking any maternity leave returns to her job and manages to rescue Earth.
Not too shabby.
On the negative side, trying to follow the story is a headache and trying to find a character to relate to is a headache and trying to understand the nature of God as presented here is also a headache.
A hard film to review.