Despite some dodgy CGI, this Dan Trachtenberg-directed thriller never stops being what you need it to be: totally entertaining.

For my money it’s the best since the original.

The rare franchise installment that finds a fresh, compelling spin on the material while also effectively drawing inspiration from the original without being suffocated by it.

Come for the alien-human showdown, stay for the alien-colonizer showdown before Naru puts them both out of their misery