Watch it a couple of times...

Rating: 10/10 (4 March 2001)

The first couple times I saw it, I missed much of the plot, symbolism, and deep meanings of the story. Was it directed poorly? I don't think so. The movie just takes a bit of 'paying attention' to it. Like many other people, I just didn't like at first because it didn't fullfill my expectations that it would be an action-packed science fiction adventure with another Han Solo-esque hero. This movie was different. Han Solo wasn't Han Solo at all. Harrison Ford, is a Blade Runner; he's this depressed alcholic kind-of-guy and he's not even a hero really: he's kind of a creep. He's a bounty hunter who ruthlessly hunts down these poor replicants (who were enslaved by humans to work in horrible conditions on outer planet colonys) who wanted freedom. But since Replicants are not human, they are fair game to kill. Or are they human?
I think the movie was released at a bad time, with a bad ending. The director's cut helped that little glitch. The scenery is beyond amazing, and the realism of a futuristic city here is probably the most convincing I have seen. But just to warn you if you havn't seen this movie: you will either like this film or hate it. I've seen people walk out on this movie, yet I've also seen people really enjoy it. It may make you sit back and think a little... Or it will make you want more action. The movie is slow. Pace-wise. But so what? Does every movie have to be action-packed quickness that leaves you with whiplash?