
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 f... (Full plot summary below)
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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?
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| Film Journal InternationalDaniel EaganA return to form for director Ridley Scott. |
| The Ooh TrayEd WhitfieldThose who doubted Ridley Scott after Prometheus may be forced to admit he knew what he was doing after all. |
| Independent (UK)Clarisse LoughreyEvery second here is tinged with dark foreboding, with the relentless tension that marked the 1979 original. And, for good measure, there's plenty of shooting aliens in the face, too. |
| Daily Mirror (UK)Chris HunneysettRidley Scott returns to the sci-fi thriller which made his name, and delivers an epic of spine-busting action, exotic locations and stunning design. |
| RogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzThis is one of Scott’s best-directed movies and one of his most entertaining overall, partly because he’s working in a genre, the science fiction spectacle, that he does better than anyone since Stanley Kubrick, but also because he seems to be approaching it almost entirely in terms of visceral impact and emotion—as symphony of fire and blood, poetry and schlock. |
| The TelegraphRobbie CollinScott’s Alien: Covenant is a mad scientist film – arguably, one of the maddest. It’s grandiose, exhilarating, vertiginously cynical and symphonically perverse. |
| CinencuentroSebastian Zavala KahnWorks as a B-type monster movie, but considering both the prestige of its director and the franchise, it definitely could have been something more. [Full review in Spanish] |
| Baret NewsKam WilliamsA blood-curdling sequel and worthy addition to the series certain to scare the living daylights out of you! |
| FilmGamedMahmoud MahdyA superior film to its predecessor and, maybe, with different circumstances, boosting its influence and effectiveness, it would've reached the highest spot in the "Alien" pyramid |
| The Patriot LedgerDana BarbutoIt bats around big ideas about creation, faith and free will, but never does Scott forget his first mission is to entertain - and on that front, "Covenant" holds up its end of the deal. |