Language - English
Director - Denis Villeneuve
Run Time - 2 hours, 43 minutes
Genre - Sci-Fi
Starring - Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford, Jared Leto and Ana De Armas
Its safe to say that Blade Runner 2049 is not a movie for everyone. I liked the movie because of it's hauntingly beautiful visuals, the superior acting of the cast and its homage to the original.
Denis Villeneuve is quite the talented director; with engaging movies like Sicario, Prisoners and Arrival under his belt. Denis manages to do so again, for a size-able 163 minutes. And the fact that he builds upon a 35-year old movie, a movie which is listed in countless of 'all-time greatest list' warrants compliments. The cinematography is a visual delight, from the haunting personal office of Mr. Wallace to the dust-laden ruins and the wave-struck outpost where our final action sequence takes place.
The movie is set in the year 2049 and carries on 30 years after the original where Ryan Gosling works as a Blade Runner - retiring old replicants (androids). While on a routine assignment, he discovers a long-forgotten secret and thus, starts his quest to uncover it.
This is a movie for patient-movie watchers, as the buildup is quite slow and just like in the original, the movie suddenly shifts its base to lead us towards another direction. And just like the original, we are left wanting some more from the story, and the peripheral characters.
Jared Leto as Wallace, Harrison Ford as Richard Decker and Robin Wright as Lt. Joshi are all fabulous though they all seem a bit underutilized in the movie. There is quite a heavy emphasis on Ryan Gosling as Officer K. Ana De Armas portrays Joi, a virtual girlfriend, and does so, effortlessly. (next upcoming star?)
Could be a one-time watch, to uphold the legacy of the original Blade Runner, or better yet, for the visuals.
My Rating - 7.6/10
