Shouldn't be anywhere near the IMDb Top 250

Rating: 5/10 (26 November 2018)

Before seeing 'Blade Runner 2049' I wanted to see the original 'Blade Runner' so I finally got around to watching it yesterday. To say I had hoped for more would be an understatement. When a movie is on the IMDb Top 250 movies list it generally is a very good sign of a high quality film. Unfortunately though some films slip through the cracks and make it for other reasons, such as critics giving it overwhelming positivity. If 'Blade Runner' was released today with the same story I doubt it would even get a theatrical release. Perhaps standards were just far lower in the 1980s.
The simplicity of the story is what astounded me. Sure it's easy to follow (incredibly easy to follow), but there is also no depth and nothing worth thinking about and working out for yourself. We are treated to some of the worst written narration you will ever hear in film. It feels so out of place and forced and completely takes you out of the film when you are listening to it.
The acting was also surprisingly choppy in a lot of cases. Apparently Ridley Scott isn't big into directing his actors - and it showed. This played a part in the fact that I simply didn't care about a single character in the film. Also the ending makes no sense whatsoever and again we are treated to a stupid line of narration going something like "I'm not sure why he saved me". There was very little to like about this film and I certainly hope the sequel is a vast improvement.