Enjoyable

Rating: 7/10 (21 March 2018)

The film starts in medias res (sort of) and it seems "trying to be edgy" at first. In the beginning, the story moves fast which is great. Too often films try to fill empty spaces with empty scenes. Until close to the end I was conflicted. I couldn't understand why those little "flashback" scenes were splattered at random emotional times, but I felt that I could let the cheesiness slide because I love brevity. Sometimes we should try not think when watching films. It cripples the experience. Apart from the thinking/analyzing, I was enjoying the film. I haven't read any other reviews yet, so I am not sure what the general feeling towards the film is but it's an enjoyable and well adapted science-fiction story. I love the film as a science-fiction fan and love the way Villeneuve refers to it as "dirty sci-fi."