Alien 3 (1992) **

Very stylish horror film set in the outer-space. Visually superb, but boring. It lacks the claustrophobic intensity of Ridley Scott's original and the nerve-wrecking, overwhelming energy of James Cameron's sequel. Instead, director David Fincher (in his film debut) makes a gory, nihilistic statement about the future of humanity, a very disturbing and unpleasant film. Action scenes are weak, but the film is far being a failure - its bare, desolate settings create an atmosphere of gloom, pessimism and hopeless despair.