Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Michael Fassbender | ... | David / Walter | |
Katherine Waterston | ... | Daniels | |
Billy Crudup | ... | Oram | |
Danny McBride | ... | Tennessee | |
Demián Bichir | ... | Lope (as Demian Bichir) | |
Carmen Ejogo | ... | Karine | |
Jussie Smollett | ... | Ricks | |
Callie Hernandez | ... | Upworth | |
Amy Seimetz | ... | Faris | |
Nathaniel Dean | ... | Hallett | |
Alexander England | ... | Ankor | |
Benjamin Rigby | ... | Ledward | |
Uli Latukefu | ... | Cole | |
Tess Haubrich | ... | Rosenthal | |
Lorelei King | ... | Voice of 'Mother' (voice) |
In 2104, almost eleven years after the disastrous expedition to the distant moon, LV-223, in Prometheus (2012), the deep-space colonisation vessel, USCSS Covenant, is on course for the remote planet, Origae-6, with more than 2,000 colonists in cryogenic hibernation to build a new world. Instead, a rogue transmission entices the crew to a nearby habitable planet which resembles Earth. As a result, the unsuspecting crewmembers of the Covenant will have to cope with biological foes beyond human comprehension. Now, what started as a peaceful exploratory mission, will soon turn into a desperate rescue operation in uncharted space. Is there an escape from the treacherous, mysterious planet? Written by Nick Riganas
The score isn't that bad but man are these reviews negative. I mean, I admit it's not as good as the original two movies or even "Prometheus", but it did pretty well on its own. What I like about this movie is that it doesn't even seem like it's going to be a direct sequel to "Prometheus" at first. It's not until far into the film that we get to see David from the original movie. I really liked the connections this had to that movie. "Prometheus" wasn't advertised as being in the same Universe, which is why a lot of people were satisfied by the ending.
And hey, we get to see the Xenomorphs in their original form here! I will admit it has a lot of weak points. It's annoying how it's just a retread from "Alien" with a single creature being on the ship. Still, the acting was quite good and I really thought they had a lot of creative ideas even if they weren't done that well. It gets boring at first, but it gets a lot more intense and watchable later on. I thought it was interesting to just compare this to "Prometheus" and the original "Alien". Hate all you want, but I thought this movie was just fine. ***