Ridley Scott failure

Rating: 4/10 (28 March 2020)

If ever a film defines a director's decline this is it. Ridley Scott used to be a good director, a man with a eye for the visual (think 'The Duelists'), intriguing ideas (Alien, Blade Runner), great script (Gladiator), socially relevant (Thelma & Louise), but he has long since sold out for the money, the easy shoot and the arrogance. This is insulting and a complete mess. The idea makes absolutely no sense and the heaven and hell metaphors really are condescending. No character is memorable or interesting and the David/Walter idea is riseable (I actually laughed). There are a couple of heart pumping moments but you soon realise how manipulated you have been.
Ridley, just stop.