Review of Blade Runner 2049 (2017) by Howard F — 09 Oct 2017

At 2 hrs 30 min this is one very long movie. It is also very very good. It continued the feel of the original, while bringing in some new twists.

This review of Blade Runner 2049 (2017) was written by Howard F on 09 Oct 2017.

Blade Runner 2049 has generally received very positive reviews.

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