Disappointing

Rating: Null/10 (25 July 2011)

I'm a huge fan of Ridley Scott, many of whose titles reside in my top 50 all-time greats, but this film is a mess. Maybe it's because I saw the 2007 cut, though that was supposedly clearer and better. It's nicely shot, with beautiful images of a creative and realistic future world, and as well directed as I would expect. But what exactly is it trying to tell us about humanity? I have no idea.
Ford gives a decent performance, but the rest are disappointing. Hauer in particular under-performs, being nowhere near as menacing as he later proved he can be. Nobody else stands out as especially good or bad, an illustration of banality that pervades what could have been a classic movie.