Alien: Covenant

[r_z]

I liked the vibe of this movie. Very dark, strange and also horrific. Which is a testament to the production design. Compared to other sci-fi horror movies out there, it's a really weird one (in a good way).

On the other hand, I didn't like how it tried to sell the stupidest shit just to get ahead with a story, while also leaving open a lot of seemingly important stuff. Most movies today seem to be made that way, but I feel like lately it's becoming a trademark of Scott, isn't it? Many of his recent films seem to suffer from being too crowded. It feels like they need to cut a lot of stuff out just to keep it around the two hour mark. Well, maybe there will be a director's cut.
Anyway, applied to an Alien movie the whole thing felt more like a nightmarish dream than a coherent narrative.

I wish Denis Villeneuve would try his hands at this franchise.