Review of Alien: Covenant (2017) by Jason L — 29 Jul 2017

Basically the first movie but not as good. Was hoping it was going to keep going in the direction of Promethius.

This review of Alien: Covenant (2017) was written by Jason L on 29 Jul 2017.

Alien: Covenant has generally received positive reviews.

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