I don’t know if I’m completely convinced, just yet. I still think English Electric was the better overall album: standing along side Dazzle Ships and Architecture and Morality as some of their better work.
Still … ? Robot Man and Precision and Decay are good.
Maybe not Scott’s recent best: I still think that’s a title that would go to The Martian.
But it’s as visually stunning as only a Ridley Scott film can be, is well written, beautifully acted — Fassbender, in the dual role of Walter and David, shines — and, while it’s got one heck of a telegraphed twist ending?
Is plotted well: and has a lot less holes than Prometheus.
I will say this, though: long term fans of the Alien might well go to see Alien Covenantexpecting
to see a grim, blood splattered, body horror type of film.
Certainly, there’s gore in there: this is, after all, an Alien film, so a certain amount of blood drenched mayhem is obligatory.
No Alien Covenant isn’t horror.
It’s a very grim, blood soaked, science fiction film.
One that says coming up with something helpful can have un-intended consequences.
That when we steal fire from the gods, our fingers can get burnt.
