Review of Blade Runner 2049 (2017) by Blakdak666 — 17 Oct 2017

I never had seen the first Blade Runner film in any of its versions, so when watching this film I was nervous that I would not understand certain parts that referenced it. Thankfully, the film does nods and respectfully grows from its previous entry and sparingly gives those references.

The visuals and technology used in this is phenomenal and this makes it one of the most impressively shot and well constructed worlds and society I have seen in films for years. The technology is believable and the apocalyptic-like world Blade Runner presents is creative and yet relative to the viewer. The acting was pretty dam good with Ryan Gosling , Harrison Ford and a few other characters putting a really impressive display of emotions and realistic humanity to the scenes. The action is a bit low, but it serves to move the plot forward and can be somewhat unnerving to watch. If you were expecting constant action in a sci-fi noir film, you will be very disappointed.

While I think the film was shot excellently, the cast did a great job on acting, I feel the story and certain scenes could have been better improved or toned down. The running length of the film has become a sort of like a joke for critics and they are not wrong as it is nearly two and half hours. Certain scenes could have been cut out and shorten a bit to propel the plot forward much more effectively. A couple head scratches came from me when certain plots were revealed and felt some moments were sort of cheesy to boot, so I would say that going in to see this film has to be under a certain mindset and test in patience. If you like constant action and ADHD style pacing, you will not enjoy this movie. Blade Runner 2049 is a well done film that successfully stands as its own sequel rather than a copy and paste of the original. Its world and visuals are award winning excellent, the casting was pretty good and only through excessive use of scenes and certain confusing areas do I feel the only cons for this film. If you like films and appreciate art, you are required to see this film. If you like a good detective movie, this is a recommendation. If you seen the original Blade Runner and not this yet, you should as soon as possible. This will not get everyone on board loving it, but those who appreciate its world and film as art will relish in this films for years to come.