‘It looked nice’ isn’t good enough to carry a movie…

“Here’s a sentence I’m just incredibly sad to type: Alien: Covenant is bad.

“It’s not terrible. Director Ridley Scott didn’t make some kind of hugely annoying, incoherent movie or anything like that.

“There are a few pockets of enjoyment in what unfolds on screen and watching it is semi-pleasant.

“But after the credits roll, mulling over everything you just saw, the film continues to sour like milk left out in the sun.

“It was good for a little bit, but not for long, and that’s just not good enough for a franchise with this history.

“Alien: Covenant is a sequel to Scott’s 2012 film, Prometheus, and it follows yet another ship traveling into deep space. This time, though, the ship is out there not for research but to colonize a new planet.”

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