Blade Runner..

Rating: 9/10 (11 May 2005)

Blade Runner, more than a simple science-fiction film, works on three different levels:
a. On one level this is a futuristic film-noir. The protagonist consumed by his past, the femme fatale, the urban nightmarish city etc. All elements of the noir archetype.
b. On a second level this is an expressionist film that presents a dystopian vision of the urban metropolis and dehumanized society, but also unfolds the plot in elegant theatric images.
c. On a third level this is a philosophical essay on man, god and life. Much credit for this must go to Philip K.Dick, whose novel "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep" this is an adaptation of, but also to Hampton Fancher and David Peoples that wrote the script, as well as the cinematography of Jordan Cronenwet.
Still, it is Ridley Scott's masterly direction that glues the whole film together, which is a bit of surprising when considering some of the drivel he's produced over the years ("GI Jane", "Gladiator" etc).