Rain and her robot friend Andy are stuck on a bleak mining colony, both dreaming of a better life somewhere sunny. To keep Andy’s true nature a secret, she calls him her “brother.” They’re desperate to escape, but their plans get complicated when the shady Weyland-Yutani corporation starts making things difficult with some underhanded tactics. With no other options, they team up with their friend Tyler for a daring plan: swipe some cryo pods from an abandoned research station owned by Weyland-Yutani.

This station? It’s a real wreck and almost ready to crash into a planet ring, but it’s not totally deserted. There’s parts of an old android lying around, and clues that something terrible happened there that wiped everyone out.

Fede Álvarez jumps back into the “Alien” universe with this film under Disney’s banner, bringing a gritty B-movie vibe that’s kinda like paying tribute to older Alien movies. Sure, sometimes it feels like he’s sticking close to what those past films did instead of coming up with totally new stuff.

But the way they handle Andy the android is refreshing. David Jonsson as Andy is fantastic—it’s his first big movie role after doing well in TV shows like Industry. The movie goes deeper than just nodding to the past; it gets really meaningful when you see how Rain bonds with everyone around her as she makes tough choices and deals with whatever comes their way.
Alright, let’s dive into this story about Andy, a pretty central robot character. For some folks in the movie, he’s like a brother, but others see him as the face of evil corporations that messed up their lives. The catch? Only Andy can unlock certain areas on a space station because he’s linked to this Weyland-Yutani company.

But things get really hairy when he gets taken over by some company system that upgrades him and totally changes his motives. Suddenly you’ve got this android with mixed intentions adding to the chaos.

The whole vibe is kinda like Prometheus and Alien: Covenant since those had important robots too. But here it’s got a hefty emotional kick—playing around with human-android bonds and those giant greedy corporations bad guys in the Alien series. They even digitally bring back Ian Holm’s android villain from the first Alien. Could’ve been risky or too much, but it fits right in ‘cause his now kind of soulless face gels with the story—a mix of nostalgia and new chapter adventure.

Besides just nodding to Ridley Scott’s stuff, this film throws in some James Cameron-like action scenes where our heroes are dealing with those scary xenomorph aliens we all know too well. Plus, there’s a sprinkle of cool sci-fi ideas you’d expect from someone like Blomkamp… always keeping things fresh and unique.

For most of the movie, everything’s pretty solid. But then, just when you think it’s about to wrap up, there’s this big showdown. It feels like that last quick battle from Scott’s escape ship but dragged out way longer here.

Also, get ready for tons of close-ups showing aliens snarling and spewing goo everywhere. This ends up giving characters more time to figure out how to deal with those xenomorphs.

Overall though, after so many heavy sequels and forgettable Predator crossovers, this movie really tries to bring back the original feel of the series. Maybe not super new but definitely cool enough—kind of like air conditioning on a scorching day. It’s done well, kinda like what “Prey” did for “Predator.”
So, in this movie, Álvarez does a great job mixing things up with unexpected twists and turns. Plus, Cailee Spaeny really shines. She’s not exactly like the super tough Ripley you might remember, but she handles herself pretty darn well. All in all, it’s a flick that’s definitely going to keep you hooked!