Review of Alien: Covenant (2017) by Reel Life R — 25 May 2017

Fun movie. would have given it 4 stars if it had been 2 minutes shorter.

This review of Alien: Covenant (2017) was written by Reel Life R on 25 May 2017.

Alien: Covenant has generally received positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

Alien: Covenant (2017) Movie Reviews (1909)
Alien: Covenant (2017) Critic Reviews (348)
Alien: Covenant (2017) User Reviews (1561)

More Reviews of Alien: Covenant

Review of Alien: Covenant (2017)

By Sean Mulvihill (414) for FanboyNation.com (414) on 30 Oct 2018

Those nervous about Covenant following Prometheus can breathe a big sigh of relief because this is a captivating entry in the Alien saga that…

Read Review

Review of Alien: Covenant (2017)

By Berik (76) on 05 Nov 2018

Wow, i'm genuinly blown away by some of the drunk reviews i've read on this movie…

Read Review

Review of Alien: Covenant (2017)

By Trace Thurman (81) for Bloody Disgusting (327) on 31 Oct 2018

An enjoyable but hollow film that lacks inspiration and exists solely to set up the next installment…

Read Review

Review of Alien: Covenant (2017)

By Li Lai (99) for Mediaversity Reviews (99) on 31 Oct 2018

Alien: Covenant shows how the hiring of LGBTQ talent into major creative roles can spur interesting perspectives…

Read Review

Review of Alien: Covenant (2017)

By Nguyen Le (136) for The Critical Movie Critics (78) on 09 Oct 2018

It's admirable to see a friend getting back to form ... but it's also worrisome to wonder where they will go from here…

Read Review

Review of Alien: Covenant (2017)

By Abr (30) on 30 Nov 2018

This is a s**t with two kissing Fassbenders and 5 minutes about the alien itself. And stupidity of characters are beyond the limits…

Read Review

Review of Alien: Covenant (2017)

By Jasper M (29) on 07 Nov 2018

Biggest disappointment in a long time…

Read Review

Review of Alien: Covenant (2017)

By Nathaniel B (335) on 23 Sep 2018

Fans of previous Alien films and the sci-fi horror genre that these movies have made their own will have been eagerly anticipating the next…

Read Review

Review of Alien: Covenant (2017)

By Christopher Machell (333) for The Quietus (3) on 10 Dec 2018

Alien: Covenant works best as a series instalment reflecting on itself, reforming old ideas, reshaping old concepts and tropes…

Read Review

Review of Alien: Covenant (2017)

By Ollie D (11) on 28 Jan 2019

This isn't the follow up to Prometheus we were expecting…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Dark City (1998)

By Lisa Alspector (408) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 24 Feb 2015

One reason this production-design vehicle is so incredibly boring is that the characters keep having to explain the plot to one another…

Read Review

Review of Westworld (1973)

By Harlan T (4) on 09 Mar 2007

It is supposed to be a classic, but I hated it…

Read Review

Review of Moon 44 (1990)

By Sunil V (13) on 04 Apr 2010

Mauvais film de sÃ©rie B signÃ© (encore une fois) Emmerich. C'est un film Ã petit budget, ringard et vraiment pas trÃ¨s fin…

Read Review

Review of The Blair Witch Project (1999)

By Robertobrien (18) on 10 Jul 2015

The only good thing about this movie is the acting…

Read Review

Review of The Astronaut's Wife (1999)

By Lexingtond. (2) on 27 Jul 2007

Without question, the worst film I have ever seen. I viewed this at a dollar theatre and nearly requested a refund…

Read Review

Review of Signs (2002)

By Robv (4) on 28 Jan 2008

Walk out of the theater Casey, walk out of the theater…

Read Review

Review of Short Circuit (1986)

By Gene Siskel (446) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 28 Sep 2006

Short Circuit is an obvious WarGames ripoff in which a robot steals every scene from wooden performances by the always-too-eager-to-please…

Read Review

Review of The Abyss (1989)

By Roberto C (62) on 30 Apr 2014

What a piece of crap. Nothing is good in this movie. Well, maybe it's just too old, shouldn't have waited 25 years to see it…

Read Review

Review of Innerspace (1987)

By Mary R (283) on 30 Aug 2007

This is the movie Phil and I went to on our 2nd or 3rd date…

Read Review

Review of Frankenstein (1910)

By Adam F (1,100) on 22 Oct 2014

This 1992 version of Frankenstein tries to mix up the familiar story by changing a lot of details, with mixed results…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Deadpool 2

2018

76%1,635 Reviews

Bullet Train

2022

66%170 Reviews

The Judge

2014

67%866 Reviews

Blade Runner 2049

2017

80%2,332 Reviews

Inside Out

2015

86%1,276 Reviews

Dune

2021

77%276 Reviews

Parasite

2019

87%251 Reviews

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

2023

79%186 Reviews

Ready Player One

2018

72%1,541 Reviews

Babylon

2022

69%144 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

Alien: Covenant

2017

61%1,909 Reviews

Last Tango in Paris

1972

71%524 Reviews

The Grey Fox

1982

74%11 Reviews

Jesus Camp

2006

71%608 Reviews

The Station Agent

2003

80%675 Reviews

A Civil Action

1998

66%260 Reviews

Miami Vice

2006

57%810 Reviews

Manufacturing Dissent

2007

50%128 Reviews

Grabbers

2012

59%171 Reviews

Black Panther

2018

75%1,457 Reviews