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Rating: 8/10 (27 May 2008)

Movie has killer music, cinematography and scenery, mystique, characters whom develop without dialog and a really moving melancholic feel. There's almost no speaking in this movie, and some plot elements are simply inferred, leaving a lot open to interpretation.
The real star here is Rutger Hauer, if you ask me. Guy plays a top-dog replicant. Harrison Ford is a pretty poor actor, and he's thankfully reduced to nothing but a handsome mug here. Sean Young and Daryl Hannah both have it going' on in this one too! This is a piece of film too sophisticated for the likes of Hollywood (or maybe just our current stagnant period of culture). The music by Vangelis carries the film and the romance of the imagery and environment here is super rad. Plus, it asks a lot of important existential questions in the wake of AI and cybernetic implants and cloning and other technological developments, all without sounding preachy or pretentious.
Amazing that Ridley Scott made this and "Alien" and then went on to make nastiness like "1492: CoP" and "Gladiator". Oh well.