Alien: Covenant

Name: Alien: Covenant
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Horror
Released: May 19, 2017
Duration: 122 min
Rating: 65
Cast: Amy Seimetz, Billy Crudup, Callie Hernandez, Carmen Ejogo, Danny McBride

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Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: May 19, 2017 | R

Starring: Amy Seimetz, Billy Crudup, Callie Hernandez, Carmen Ejogo, Danny McBride, Demián Bichir, Jussie Smollett, Katherine Waterston, Michael Fassbender, Nathaniel Dean

Summary: Bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, the crew of the colony ship Covenant discovers what they think is an uncharted paradise, but is actually a dark, dangerous world — whose sole inhabitant is the "synthetic" David (Michael Fassbender), survivor of the doomed Prometheus expedition.

Director: Ridley Scott

Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Horror

Rating: R

Runtime: 122 min

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RogerEbert.com Matt Zoller Seitz

May 16, 2017

This is one of Scott’s best-directed movies and one of his most entertaining overall, partly because he’s working in a genre, the science fiction spectacle, that he does better than anyone since Stanley Kubrick, but also because he seems to be approaching it almost entirely in terms of visceral impact and emotion—as symphony of fire and blood, poetry and schlock. Read full review

Kevin P. Sullivan

May 6, 2017

Gross-outs and gotchas are fun, but they wouldn’t amount to much if Covenant wasn’t so thoroughly well-crafted. Read full review

Ty Burr

May 17, 2017

There are a number of reasons “Covenant” works where “Prometheus” struggled to work. The characters are more incisively drawn this time, and their relationships inherently more dramatic. Read full review

Matt Singer

May 11, 2017

The reason to look past the movie’s issues is Fassbender. Read full review

Stephanie Zacharek

May 18, 2017

Alien: Covenant is reasonably entertaining. But it slips off course after that opening section, and the problem is caused by the very creatures we presumably came to see. Read full review

Time Out London Cath Clarke

May 6, 2017

Really, this is David/Walter’s show. For reasons too spoilery to give away, Fassbender is electric, giving a spectacularly skin-crawling performance. Read full review

Ann Hornaday

May 18, 2017

Presumably, Scott is giving the audience what it wants, but purists may wonder whether simply re-watching “Alien” would have provided scarier, more genuine jolts. Read full review

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brookadam

May 19, 2017

Absolutely stunning film! Prometheus was full of huge themes with almost stupid character reactions and annoying plot development. But Covenant is to the point brutal visceral and poignant. I loved this film and can't wait to watch again. Perfect balance of Alien and Prometheus masterlyAbsolutely stunning film! Prometheus was full of huge themes with almost stupid character reactions and annoying plot development. But Covenant is to the point brutal visceral and poignant. I loved this film and can't wait to watch again. Perfect balance of Alien and Prometheus masterly crafted by Scott you can tell straight away that the doublt that may or may not have plagued Prometheus is gone and the result is truely special.… Expand

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KenanLV426

Jun 18, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A great mixture of both Alien and Prometheus. Ridley Scott takes the franchise in exciting new directions. If you liked Prometheus, you'll love this one. If you liked Alien, you'll love this one.… Expand

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jfarooq

May 30, 2017

Haters gonna hate. It is not easy to please everyone. The same people who whined about a lack of Xenomorpsh in Prometheus are not whining about an abundance of them or a lack of Engineer. If you liked Prometheus, you are gonna like this one as well. It's gory, philosophical, true to theHaters gonna hate. It is not easy to please everyone. The same people who whined about a lack of Xenomorpsh in Prometheus are not whining about an abundance of them or a lack of Engineer. If you liked Prometheus, you are gonna like this one as well. It's gory, philosophical, true to the franchise, and builds upon Prometheus. I am so looking forward to the next installment. Though I was disappointed not to find more about Engineers. They were what made Prometheus so intriguing.… Expand

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WorldofLucky

Feb 3, 2018

Not the best ,not the worst, wasn't bad at all.

First let me be blunt and explain that I like Alien movies in general. It is true since Aliens, the franchise isn't as good, but I still like the idea and the series. I came into the movie with a low expectation, and it probably helped meNot the best ,not the worst, wasn't bad at all.

First let me be blunt and explain that I like Alien movies in general. It is true since Aliens, the franchise isn't as good, but I still like the idea and the series.

I came into the movie with a low expectation, and it probably helped me with the movie experience. I haven't seen a "good" alien movie in a long time so I thought this would suck. It didn't, I enjoyed chunks of it. The chunks that were actually Alien.

The acting itself was decent, the filming was good and not nearly as dark as I was worried about. I will try not to reveal too many spoilers, but the down part for me was when they ended up interacting with the Prometheus storyline. It really is Prometheus 2: Alien Covenant.

I really feel if they had avoided the interaction with Prometheus, this movie would have been good, as it is, it is still decent, if you just ignoring the androids (although I like Walter, Walter was pretty cool). Sadly I can't go into anymore because of spoilers, suffice to say it didn't suck too badly.

The good: It is an Alien movie, this means all the good of other Alien movies.

The bad: Dear god stop with anything Prometheus please!… Expand

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HTGamer

May 23, 2017

Alien: Covenant is a hugely disappointing movie.

The Prometheus movie, despite its flaws, set a wonderful stage and asked great sci-fi questions concerning the origins of humanity. Sadly all of it has been scrapped with Alien: Covenant, and the "Alien" prefix tells you clearly that theAlien: Covenant is a hugely disappointing movie.

The Prometheus movie, despite its flaws, set a wonderful stage and asked great sci-fi questions concerning the origins of humanity. Sadly all of it has been scrapped with Alien: Covenant, and the "Alien" prefix tells you clearly that the studio execs want to get rid of Prometheus and its lore (it wasn't titled "Alien: Prometheus" after all).

At the end of Prometheus Dr. Ellen Shaw set course for the Engineers' homeworld with the android David, but sadly 1) the Engineers are absent from the new movie and 2) Noomi Rapace has been cast out of the sequel and her character has been replaced with a bunch of losers, who are nothing more than dog food for the Alien creature. It's rather convenient. Because I presume Prometheus lore has to disappear for some reason.

OK, I am salty about not getting the Prometheus sequel I was expecting. That would have been fine if this movie, after having cut all its ties with Prometheus, was great. Or at least good. It's not though. It's mostly pathetic. Michael Fassbender is awesome in his dual role of the two cloned androids (David and Walter), but he can't save the movie from being a disaster. The rest of the cast are, as in the words of the first Alien movie, "expendable". The story is full of laughable plotholes, illogical decisions, and brain-dead characters who just wait their time to be munched away by the Alien. At least the plot twist towards the end of the movie does the job of aligning the prequel movies more closely with the Alien mythos.

Alien: Covenant is really just a link to some future Alien movie which will please Alien fans. Prometheus and its high sci-fi concepts are dead.… Expand

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AthanasiosT

Oct 8, 2017

After the unavoidable comparison with the classic alien films, this one is below average. The aliens left behind their stealth movement through the ducts, for super fast face-to-face confrontations. They also appear to have lost their intelligence and cunning, doing stupid things and gettingAfter the unavoidable comparison with the classic alien films, this one is below average. The aliens left behind their stealth movement through the ducts, for super fast face-to-face confrontations. They also appear to have lost their intelligence and cunning, doing stupid things and getting trapped in silly traps. The only shining beacon is Fassbender and his excellent acting.… Expand

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PinkusPaekus

Feb 14, 2021

The stupidity of the characters is amazing. The team of colonialists recruited mentally retarded people.
There are religious references all around in the film

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