I went into the theater hoping for the best, and honestly, I had very low expectations. Then there's this. I was immediately blown away by the setting, the tone and acting of this movie. To say that the atmosphere was tense would be an understatement. There were literally times that I found myself holding my breath. Another thing, I liked how the plot and direction was unpredictable. It kept me guessing what would happen next. There were also times when I asked myself, "Who wrote this?!" Ronald Shusett and Dan O'Bannon are absolute geniuses. Honestly, this franchise shouldn't be in the hands of anyone else, I mean, EVER!!! They took a franchise that had become a little stale over the past few entries, added in some young, lesser-known actors and they conducted a symphony. I haven't been this pleased with a sequel in forever and just when I thought the movie was over, the Director and the writers flipped the entire story on its head.
Lastly, I can't ignore the characters Rain and Andy. Their relationship was deep, well thought out and well executed. The standout here was David Jonnson. His character portrayal was nothing short of magnificent and the range in which he executed Andy's development, made those "changes" he went through very much believable. Effortlessly and flawlessly, he took Andy from a broken, defective synthetic to a cold, calculating android reminiscent of Skynet's Terminator. I sincerely hope this isn't the last we'll see of Rain and Andy. They've more than earned their places in the Alien franchise lore.
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