Two hundred years after Lt. Ripley died, a group of scientists clone her, hoping to breed the ultimate weapon. But the new Ripley is full of surprises … as are the new aliens. Ripley must team with a band of smugglers to keep the creatures from reaching Earth.
Direction
Jeunet's French extremity invades Hollywood—every frame drips with sick beauty.
Acting
Weaver's feral physicality; she moves like she's remembering being alien.
Practical Effects
The Newborn: a puppet so wrong it got audiences walkouts and cult devotion.
Director
Jean-Pierre Jeunet
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