Alien: Romulus

The Alien movie for the Gen Z . . .

Since almost 40 years they try to make another great Alien movie and they fail again and again. Alien: Romulus is unfortunately not an exception. It's even worse than the other previous films. At least they had an own vision and identity, but this one is just an overloaded sample of all Alien movies' (even the prequels') most remarkable ideas, scenes and dialogues - and that in a bad way.

The basic idea, the scenario and the first hour are ok and let shine through potential. Two or three own, new ideas are good. That's it.

Above all - the movie is not really suspenseful and terrifying. Xenomorph attacks are directed surprisingly quite uninspired and boring. Plot holes, shallow characters and an unrealistic, far too rushed pacing make matters worse.

The only reasons i don't give it less than six stars is because of the really well-made dirty, retro-homage production design, the stunning photography and the decision to use as far as possible practical effects.