Review of Blade Runner 2049 (2017) by Laurence F — 17 Oct 2017

Surprisingly excellent - A legitimate child of the original and one of the best sequels ever made.

This review of Blade Runner 2049 (2017) was written by Laurence F on 17 Oct 2017.

Blade Runner 2049 has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Andri K (125) on 23 Jan 2019

A visual masterpiece with a plot that nods to the original without completely relying on it. New characters are well written…

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By Kretas (3) on 22 Dec 2020

On par with the original Blade Runner, I saw this one first and then the original by Ridley Scott…

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By Ultimobeaker (8) on 04 Jul 2021

In an era where 35-year sequels and remakes are merely vehicles for a quick cash grab, Blade Runner 2049 is perhaps the only example that lives…

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By Laoighis (1) on 02 Apr 2020

A cinematic masterpiece. Excellent storyline, simple ideas yet captivating. Acting is as expected from Gosling and Ford…

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By Zjh (11) on 05 Feb 2019

This movie has fantastic art. And good story.I can’t understand why the other people dislike this movie…

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By Kawan (5) on 06 May 2019

Beautiful pictures but very long and slow even if trying to keep intense, quite disapointed and prefered the 1rst Blade runner far more…

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By O_Rety (13) on 19 Jul 2019

Boring in terms of pace, pretentious and hollow in terms of aesthetics, aimless and contrived in terms of plot, feminist in terms of agenda…

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By Mahmus (190) on 21 Oct 2020

When I heard they were making a sequel to Blade Runner, one of my favorite films at that time, my reaction was No! Leave the original alone…

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By Filmix16 (8) on 15 Jun 2019

Après le succès de blade runner 1 Dennis Vilneuve reviens après le magnifique Arrival, au cinéma avec un film encore meilleur que le film…

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By Dav5811 (2) on 18 Jun 2020

This is a different and beautifully broken world. It takes it's time to set you up for the ride…

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