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'Alien Covenant' Cast: Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Katherine Waterston, Demi&aacute;n Bichir, Danny McBride, Billy Crudup, Jussie Smollett, Amy Seimetz, Carmen Ejogo, Callie Hernandez Director: Ridley Scott Rating:&nbsp;<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2017/may/3-stars.gif" alt="" />
This film is a follow-up to &lsquo;Prometheus&rsquo; and as admitted by Scott himself, the second part of a prequel of films leading to the original &lsquo;Alien&rsquo;. The story picks up from 10 years after the incidents of &lsquo;Prometheus,&rsquo; in 2104, 18 years before the original &ldquo;Alien(1979),&rdquo; aboard a colony spaceship, The Covenant (an obvious Biblical reference), which is on a mission to settle on a preordained habitable planet Origae-6, with about 2,000 passengers couples and 1140 frozen embryos. However, their plans get derailed after the receipt of a mysterious transmission that leads them to what appears to be another habitable planet mimicking earth.
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The film opens with synthetically created Walter (Michael Fassbender), engaging with his creator (Guy Pearce) in a philosophical conversation that opens the doors to an exploration of human survival and it&rsquo;s future prospects. Walter appears to be a much higher and sophisticated upgrade from what we saw of Fassbender in &lsquo;Prometheus.&rsquo; Of course the &lsquo;Prometheus&rsquo; disappearance finds space in this telling with just David(Fassbender again) being the only sole survivor of that mission. He is a humanoid himself, who has developed his survival skills far beyond what his creators imagined. Once the Covenant Crew( also in pairs)set foot on the planet, things go haywire and it&rsquo;s now up to them to contain the contamination and prevent the alien creatures from reaching the mother ship.
The film is elegantly mounted and gripping enough but a few neglectful flaws hamper the believability somewhat. The first alien infection comes about when a member of the crew goes stomping off into the undergrowth to take a leak. His obvious negligence doesn&rsquo;t earmark him as a trained professional who should have been advised against any such loosening-up. Also, for the crew to pursue the investigation when it&rsquo;s but obvious a huge threat looms large, appears to be entirely contrived even though it stays faithful to movie tradition. Fassbender gets a wonderful opportunity of a double role that makes him the central player here. And he makes a meal of it, cleverly delineating the two roles with nuance and understatement that hail his thespian abilities. The narrative is devoid of thrills other than when it&rsquo;s punctuated by Alien attacks- which of course provide enough bloody grist to stir your senses. The first sighting of the new habitable planet is breathtaking -the beautiful landscapes, mountains and lakes are fortuitously inviting. Dariusz Wolski&rsquo;s achingly serene camerawork and Production design by Chris Seagers make the journey beyond, a wonder to behold. Most of it may seem like a repeat of what we&rsquo;ve seen before but it&rsquo;s the sheer elegance in the dramatic flow that keeps your interest going. Even the uncluttered background score allows for a soothing evocation that stays with you. This film may not entirely live-up to everyman&rsquo;s expectations but it&rsquo;s certain to keep the fans ruminating over the many questions it has unleashed.

'Alien: Covenant' opens with synthetically created Walter (Michael Fassbender), engaging with his creator (Guy Pearce) in a philosophical conversation that opens the doors to an exploration of human survival and it&rsquo;s future prospects

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