My Blade Runner 2049 review

My Blade Runner 2049 review 

Intro: OK despite not loving the first film I was willing to give this one a chance because it could make up for the shortcoming of that film. As far as focusing on the fact that replicants don’t have long to live. (After I saw the movie) Why did I bother?

Blade Runner 2049: This movie takes place thirty years after the first film and it’s centered on a new blade runner name K doing his job. Things got interesting for him when he discovers something that will turn everyone’s world upside down. In order to make sense of this, he has to find Decker before it’s too late. 

This movie is a lazy cash-and-grab! I say that because it doesn't do anything new with this I.P. One of the problems I have with this movie is that it contradicts what we thought we knew about the replicants in the first movie. Speaking of the replicants there is a replicant uprising in this film, but it doesn't get enough focus for us to appreciate it. Just like the last film, this one has slow pacing. This movie feels like it's setting up plot points for another film. once again, this movie doesn't focus on the right thing.      

I don't have much to say about K because he doesn't have much characterization; he just goes through the motion. That's a shame because the movie does interesting things with him like him being conflicted about uncovering this big secret and how things wrapped up for him at the end. What bothers me about him is that he's a replicant. I wish we go inside his head how does he feel about hunting his kind?       

Jodi is a good supporting character by default. I say that because she is an A.I. whose program to make K feel love. With that said this movie did a good job of making us question does Jodi really feel this way about him because she treats him better than most people.  

Decker being in the movie was wasted because he feels like a cameo and dead weight. I don't like that this movie confirmed something that we suspect about him in the first movie.   

Niander Wallace (the main villain) is boring. He's just a typical mad scientist with no charm or charisma. We don't know why he wants to uncover this secret heck we don't know anything about him and we barely see him.    

I like the movie's visuals it manages to keep the look of the first film and enhance it. This movie also expands on what the first film did with the replicants as far as memories to the point where you would question your own memories. In closing, this may be a movie no one asked for but it's passable. I would recommend this if you liked the first film.  

Rating = Rental