Fashionably late

Although I've technically watched the first two films in the series, it was so far back before my film-student metamorphosis that this might as well be my first Aliens film – and what a great first impression! I'll try and keep this mostly spoiler free:
On a miserable mining planet where the sun never shines, protective sister Rain and her meek brother Andy plan on leaving the hell-hole which rendered them orphans. However, despite having fulfilled their end of the…
I’m conflicted on this one: there are so many individual scenes and interactions that are incredibly interesting and insightful in a bubble, but by the end I can’t help but feel like the film is lesser than the sum of its parts.
Will have to watch again to fully wrap my head around it.