a weak offering

Rating: 2/10 (22 June 2012)

The special effects were generally well done, but most everything else is lacking. The acting was sub-par for the actors and actresses, each of whom have demonstrated their skills in other features to be much better than here. The story lacks consistency, the editing and continuity is poor-- some scenes add nothing to the story and appear to be merely filler perhaps to fill contractual screen-time commitments-- the overall impression I left with is a SyFy channel project with a Hollywood budget. It was simply a disappointing effort for Scott and easily the weakest installment to the Alien universe.
There were many things the which jarred my sense of plausibility; which destroyed my 'suspension of disbelief'. Without spoiling, some of these are: - characters whose personal sacrifice are a major plot element, yet their 'character development' consisted of no more than 3 scenes discussing a wager.

an astrobiologist uninterested in an alien's body.

the same astrobiologist shoving his hand in the 'face' of an alien because it's 'cute'.

"the air's fine, let's take off our helmets".

everything I did and touched 15 minutes ago safely is now suddenly aggressively corrosive, eats through my space suit and my face! and more.