Review of Blade Runner 2049 (2017) by Mrwonderful — 22 Oct 2017

The original Blade Runner is still my overall favourite movie so far in time. I went into 2049 with high hopes. It met my expectations but does not surpass the original as I thought it would. The story is good, especially once the second half commences and a big plot reveal is made. Visuals are astounding and makes up for the length of the film. I felt the movie could have gone longer and I would have remained interested because of the cinematography and excellent acting. The only real let down for me is the musical score, it just didn't contain the same emotive vibe as Vangelis' provided in the original. To me Blade Runner breathes life because of that amazing soundtrack whereas 2049 was too low key and decidedly similar to many another sci-fi movies of recent years such as Oblivion and Interstellar. I hope there will be a "Director's Cut" once released on 4K/Bluray. I also hope one day Blade Runner will evolve into a story that includes the mysterious Off World location(s) that the to films elude to.

I'm glad I saw 2049 on the big screen.