I like how gory <em>'Alien: Covenant'</em> is, though apart from that there isn't much to shout about. It's good, but that's it.

I'd say it's one of the weaker cast lists of the franchise, not that I have anything against the performances here but I wasn't blown away or overly interested in anyone in this 2017 production. Michael Fassbender is the obvious standout from an acting viewpoint, though I don't really dig his character all that much to be honest. The rest are a bit forgettable.

You can tell it's well made and it does look the part, with it being worth the watch to complete the franchise and all that. Of the sixth films, though, it'd be in my personal bottom two <em>(*excl. short films)</em> - in fairness, that isn't as bad as it sounds, it's just the series has seen better.