Visually stunning but underwhelming

Rating: 6/10 (24 November 2019)

I'll be honest here, I was never a huge fan of the original, I respect it's place in science fiction but I aways found it a bit... Boring.
Unfortunately this film suffers from the same problems. It's too long, way too slow and is a bit of a slog to watch. It took me 2 attempts over 2 evenings.
What it does have however is absolutely gorgeous cinematography, special effects and production design. The acting is excellent, ford is decent for a change once he shows up and the whole film bristles with this superb moody ambience.
It's not enough to make this an entertaining enough film though. It's glacial pace just undermines the whole picture, but I equally can see why some people would call this a masterpiece. It's a piece of art, no question.