Review of Blade Runner 2049 (2017) by Robin R — 14 Oct 2017

I have more questions than answers.

There is a good movie here. Someplace. It's not that this Blade Runner is a bad movie, it's just that it's too long of a movie, with a few too many artsy-glory shots and the overpowering music cues that Denis Villeneuve also overused in Arrival. The overall product becomes a distraction and the story becomes lost, only to be found in the last act - barely saving this film.

It's not a fun movie. It's a challenge - and sometimes those are great movies. Blade Runner 2049 wants to be great, but it falls considerably short. The original Blade Runner had a few different edits of the movie - and that's what this one needs - a good editor, one that trims a good 30+ from this movie.