Recommended

Rating: 7/10 (14 October 2017)

'BLADE RUNNER' - 1982
Directed by Ridley Scott
Starring Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer and Sean Young
Plot Overview: Deckard (Harrison Ford) is forced by the police Boss (M. Emmet Walsh) to continue his old job as Replicant Hunter. His assignment: eliminate four escaped Replicants from the colonies who have returned to Earth. Before starting the job, Deckard goes to the Tyrell Corporation and he meets Rachel (Sean Young), a Replicant girl he falls in love with.
Let me start of by saying that I watched the Theatrical Cut of this movie. Not the Director's Cut or The Final Cut but the original cut that people saw in theatres back in 1982. And to be quite honest, I was disappointed. Perhaps my expectations were too high but I was just so disappointed by this film. Don't tell me that I need to watch The Final Cut to see the greatness in this film because that is redundant. The ORIGINAL Cut shown in theatres SHOULD be the best cut available so if they need to add to it then that is not right. Alas, I will try to watch The Final Cut and whatnot but if you think I'm being overly harsh or that I hated it, there is your answer. And I will stand by what I say.
Firstly, let me say that this is not a bad movie. By no means is it a bad movie. In fact, there isn't really anything offensively bad in the movie and pretty much everything works really well. For starters, it's a gorgeous looking movie. I won't lie when I say that Ridley Scott isn't my favourite director of all time and that I don't think he's the visual genius many paint him as. Alas, this is a beautiful movie. The visual effects, the sharp editing, the excellent cinematography, the rustic theme of costume and sets; all of this combines together to make a visual treat, and that is my greatest strength in this movie.
Next, the acting in this movie is great. Harrison Ford was pretty good as Deckard but I really don't think that this is even remotely his best role. He will always be Indiana Jones for me and nothing will ever change that BUT, I do definitely admire his performance in this. Then there is Rutger Hauer. Hauer delivers a truly exceptional performance and gives one of the better improvised monologues that I've ever seen. It IS an sensational performance and I give all credit for it to the actor, not Scott or the writing. Young was pretty good in the movie but I didn't connect to her in any way. In fact, I didn't really feel an emotional investment to any of the characters in this movie. None of them stood out as particularly well written and, while all the performances were good, none of them were that memorable. Hauer's character came the closest to being memorable but even his character was just above average.
The story and premise are also pretty decent. The ending is up for debate on it's 'greatness' but I found it okay. I wasn't particularly wowed by anything they did though. The world they setup was a very interesting one and I would look forward to visiting it again. But, the story surrounding this world was just alright. It wasn't that impressive and it was just kinda of okay. It was fine but that is all it was.
Perhaps I was overly critical of this movie. Perhaps. But if I've been told by the masses that this film will cure me, I fully expect it to. I do recommend this movie, however. It is a decent flick but I just really didn't connect to it on the level the masses did. I'll seek out The Final Cut and whatnot and try to watch them, and If my opinion changes I'll update the review. But apart from that, I didn't like the movie much. It looks nice, is well acted and has good world building but I just didn't care for it. Unfortunate really but I wont be revisiting this film anytime soon unless it is in the form of a different cut. I'll rate 'Blade Runner' 7 'Tin Foil Origami' out of 10, and I will recommend it; against my personal enjoyment levels. Purely because it is actually a solid film, I'll recommend it.