In contrast, Clemens is given time to talk to Ripley, slowly gets closer to her and eventually divulges a sympathetic yet realistic backstory. Yes, some of the other prisoners do end up helping but considering their main character traits are вЂњrapistвЂќ and/or вЂњmurdererвЂќ, I found it difficult to root for them once the Xenomorph begins its rampage. One of the few truly morally decent characters alongside Ripley whoвЂ™s given time to develop. Clemens (Charles Dance) is the prison Doctor. However, there is a glimmer of hope early on in this regard. So the majority of the cast is two dimensional at best which leaves everything feeling rather flat.

This trilogy capper (as it was intended to be at the time) seems to know what is expected of it but never seems willing to put in the work. The first 2 entries were horror films with depth. They thrived on exceptionally well-developed characters in a believable sci-fi world. But the thing is, these films were never purely about Ripley. Obviously, itвЂ™s understandable that Ripley was constantly returned to as the backbone of the franchise and Weaver is extremely comfortable in the role by this point, with enough tweaks to the characterвЂ™s situation that she has something to sink her teeth into. This is particularly baffling when you consider that both Hicks and Newt were ready made to help bolster that emotional connection to the audience, and yet theyвЂ™re killed off in the opening credits.ДЄnd so, weвЂ™re left with Sigourney WeaverвЂ™s Ellen Ripley to carry the story as the main protagonist once again. On paper, thatвЂ™s a solid enough concept but in practice it stumbles at the first hurdle by not developing enough likeable characters that you want to see live in the second half. ItвЂ™s fairly obvious that there was an attempt to marry the tense, character-based first half of Alien with the action-orientated second half of Aliens. When watching this third film in the iconic franchise, you get the feeling that the endeavour started with the best of intentions but quickly lost its way.

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