Alien: Romulus is now opening across the globe, and the first reviews are in. Surprise, surprise, it seems that it’s pretty good. That said, does the critical approval rating actually represent a solid average score?
When put against all the other entries in the long-running Alien franchise, including the Alien vs. Predator crossovers, it’s definitely true that Fede Álvarez’s (Evil Dead ’13, Don’t Breathe) take on the iconic sci-fi horror IP has convinced more critics (83% at the moment of writing) than any sequel or prequel since 1986’s Aliens, directed by James Cameron. That’s no small feat.
But of course, most entertainment fanatics prefer to look at Metacritic for an actual look into the scores that are being shared, as the Metascore is a single score built from a weighted average that comes from top critic scores. Therefore, Metascores are typically much lower than Tomatometers. In the case of the latest Alien movie, it’s sitting right now at 64/100, which is considered ‘generally favorable’ when it comes to movies.
