I thought the reviews were overrated for this show.
In summary so as not to provide spoilers, it added nothing substantial to the Aliens saga storyline. Basically a shoot them up with a lot of repeated concepts from the other Alien movies.
I didn’t think much of the cast either, despite so many glowing reviews – they come nowhere near the quality acting of the cast of any of the previous movies. I certainly didn’t think much of Johnsson in his role despite all the acclaim.
As usual the special effects were top notch.
For me, this the last on the list of the Alien saga. I totally enjoyed Alien3 , 4, Prometheus, Covenant, Alien 1, then 2 in that order. And I have watched them all a few times over the many years. I will watch this one again when it’s out on DVD just to get another look at it, but for now, it was a disappointment after all the hype and so many glowing reviews.
As for the reviews, despite my 2, I understand a 3. I even understand a 4 for those who really did like it, but a 5?? 5 out of 5? What…. a perfect movie when compared to the other Alien movies? No way.
I do always wonder these days how many online reviews are genuine or generated by bots.