Failure As usual, in today's productions, it's self-censorship, moralizing, infantilization, self-righteousness and politics (feminism, sexism, representation of minorities, wokism...) that explain the wreckage of franchises and films in general. Directors no longer have the skills or freedom to make a film. It's not a question of means, but of political choices that should never be welcomed. The public's intellectual capacity to separate a work from its author is also a factor. The freedom of the 80s and 90s is long gone. Fortunately, however, the figures are there to remind us of reality. Audiences are also getting jaded, and are beginning to understand (e.g. Disney) that they're being fooled, and are no longer spending as much as they used to. After all, we decide what we want to see.
Unfortunately, this film is no exception to the rule: it's a failure in every respect.
Gone are the bestiality of the monster, mediocre special effects, a script that fits on a post-it note and frankly bad acting, despite numerous nods to the original franchise. What a shame!