Review of Alien: Covenant (2017) by Chris A — 26 May 2017

What a waste of time & money watching this, very slow plot long time filling sections, thin plot that loses any flow. No suspense like original.

This review of Alien: Covenant (2017) was written by Chris A on 26 May 2017.

Alien: Covenant has generally received positive reviews.

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