Alien: Covenant
The crew of the colony ship Covenant, bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, discovers what they think is an uncharted paradise but is actually a dark, dangerous world.
What critics thought
Ridley Scott's follow-up to Prometheus lands in a genuinely divided middle ground: it delivers the creature-feature horror the earlier film withheld, yet critics split sharply over whether that compromise actually works. Michael Fassbender's android David drew near-universal praise, but reviewers disagreed on whether the film's attempt to merge Prometheus-style philosophy with classic Alien body-horror satisfies either ambition — or collapses under the weight of both.
“a greatest-hits compilation of the other Alien films' freaky moments. The paradox is that though you are intended to recognize these touches, you won't really be impressed unless you happen to be seeing them for the first time.”
Peter Bradshaw·The Guardian
“Scott finds himself stuck between two constructs—the action-horror beats of an Alien film, and the weighty, ponderous themes of a Prometheus movie—and by indulging both, he never fully satisfies either. The result is a messy film that is at turns, exquisite and infuriating.”
Collider
“relentless and overwhelming, but all in the very best of ways”
Clarisse Loughrey·The Independent
“[i]nstead you have to judge it by the standards of a fever dream or nightmare, a Freudian-Jungian narrative where the thing you fear most is what happens to you.”
Matt Zoller Seitz·RogerEbert.com
“this is a film that was made as a response to Prometheus critics but tries to appease fans of that film as well and it doesn't fully work.”
Trace Thurman·Bloody Disgusting
Parents guide
- Violence
- severe
- Sex
- mild
- Profanity
- severe
- Substances
- mild
- Intensity
- severe
Genres
Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Cast & Crew
Ridley ScottDirector
Michael FassbenderDavid / Walter
Katherine WaterstonDaniels
Billy CrudupOram
Danny McBrideTennessee
Demián BichirLope
Carmen EjogoKarine
Jussie SmollettRicks
Callie HernandezUpworth
Amy SeimetzFaris
Nathaniel DeanHallett
Alexander EnglandAnkor
Benjamin RigbyLedward
Jed KurzelComposer
Harry Gregson-WilliamsComposer
Dante HarperWriter
John LoganWriter
Jack PaglenWriter
Michael GreenWriter
Dariusz WolskiCinematographyAlien: Covenant
The crew of the colony ship Covenant, bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, discovers what they think is an uncharted paradise but is actually a dark, dangerous world.
What critics thought
Ridley Scott's follow-up to Prometheus lands in a genuinely divided middle ground: it delivers the creature-feature horror the earlier film withheld, yet critics split sharply over whether that compromise actually works. Michael Fassbender's android David drew near-universal praise, but reviewers disagreed on whether the film's attempt to merge Prometheus-style philosophy with classic Alien body-horror satisfies either ambition — or collapses under the weight of both.
“a greatest-hits compilation of the other Alien films' freaky moments. The paradox is that though you are intended to recognize these touches, you won't really be impressed unless you happen to be seeing them for the first time.”
Peter Bradshaw·The Guardian
“Scott finds himself stuck between two constructs—the action-horror beats of an Alien film, and the weighty, ponderous themes of a Prometheus movie—and by indulging both, he never fully satisfies either. The result is a messy film that is at turns, exquisite and infuriating.”
Collider
“relentless and overwhelming, but all in the very best of ways”
Clarisse Loughrey·The Independent
“[i]nstead you have to judge it by the standards of a fever dream or nightmare, a Freudian-Jungian narrative where the thing you fear most is what happens to you.”
Matt Zoller Seitz·RogerEbert.com
“this is a film that was made as a response to Prometheus critics but tries to appease fans of that film as well and it doesn't fully work.”
Trace Thurman·Bloody Disgusting
Parents guide
- Violence
- severe
- Sex
- mild
- Profanity
- severe
- Substances
- mild
- Intensity
- severe
Genres
Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Cast & Crew
Ridley ScottDirectorMichael FassbenderDavid / WalterKatherine WaterstonDanielsBilly CrudupOramDanny McBrideTennesseeDemián BichirLopeCarmen EjogoKarineJussie SmollettRicksCallie HernandezUpworthAmy SeimetzFarisNathaniel DeanHallettAlexander EnglandAnkorBenjamin RigbyLedwardJed KurzelComposerHarry Gregson-WilliamsComposerDante HarperWriterJohn LoganWriterJack PaglenWriterMichael GreenWriterDariusz WolskiCinematography