Alien Romulus movie review: Rekindling the Alien nightmare

Updated On: 23 August, 2024 05:32 PM IST | Mumbai | Johnson Thomas

Alien: Romulus has some strong sequences generated from old-school practical effects and modern horror elements. The visuals are dark with flashlights as the main light source - very effective in enhancing the threat perception in confined dingy spaces

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Alien Romulus movie review

Film: Alien: Romulus
Cast: Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsson, Archie Renaux, Isabela Merced, Spike Fearn, Aileen Wu, Rosie Ede, Soma Simon
Director: Fede Álvarez
Rating: 3/5
Runtime: 119 min

Those who have experienced the Ridley Scott directed original that came out around 1979-80 may find this sequel a little tame. This may not be the ominous, dank, and dark spaceflight monster movie we were looking for but the writers and director do a good job of referencing James Cameron’s space station sequel that launched the hunt.

There’s nothing new here other than a group of youngsters resurrecting the follies of their elders. The 45 year old franchise’s latest entry set between the first 2 Alien films, has a group of youngsters finding a derelict but functioning spaceship to escape from dying a miners death like their parents before them, in the ringed planet they call home. Along the way the scripting by Fede Alvarez, Rodo Sayagues, based on characters created by Dan O’Bannon, Ronald Shusett, introduces bits and pieces from Alien, Aliens, Resurrection, and Prometheus/Covenant.

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