Blade Walker

Rating: 2/10 (7 October 2017)

The highly anticipated sequel of Ridley Scott's 1982 classic, 'Blade Runner 2049' has finally landed audiences into the not-too-distant future.
1. To be brutally honest, this film is as boring as they come. I understand just how much of a fan base the original has garnered, but this is by no means as great of a sequel as critics say it is. The story surrounds a young BladeRunner named 'K' (Ryan Gosling) who uncovers a mystery that sets him on a path to find the rogue Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford). As far as a plot, this film suffers from severe lag very early on that makes you not care about the story only when it's gonna end. This is the first in 2017 that I sat through a film and kept checking my watch wondering when this slow- burn of an uninspired film will be over. The trailer and every promo for this film misleads you into believing that this would be action- packed or entertaining in the least.
2. The only note-worthy person and performance in this is (not surprisingly) Harrison Ford. He unfortunately first appears 90mins into the film which really is a mark against it since he's the best actor in the cast. I have no idea why Ryan Gosling continues to receive major Hollywood roles considering he's a terrible actor, who's literally a waste of space. Even worse, Jared Leto has less screen-time in this than he did in 'Suicide Squad', but his role as Niander Wallace is so lifeless, that I didn't care for him one bit. Only because I have a huge crush on Ana de Armas, I'm willing to let her hollowed character slide on this one;) Apart from the two main leads, everyone else has limited to extremely minimum screen-time, although there was no need for anyone else to embarrass themselves.
3. I honestly had to rename this movie 'Blade Walker' because there are countless shots of Ryan 'No-Talent' Gosling, slowly walking toward inanimate objects for no reason at all only for the sake of killing time. The visuals are the only interesting things in this lackluster film. The production design is phenomenal and it's sad that there wasn't a more entertaining story set in this world. The action finally comes in the last 30mins of a 160min film, and those sequences are pretty underwhelming altogether. I don't blame anyone for leaving the theater at any point before the end. I wasn't that impressed by the pace of the first film, but this sequel is even slower. I hate constantly repeating how painfully slow this film is, but I must warm everyone who wants to see this, it's painful to watch.
Sicario is one of my favorite films, but Denis Villeneuve has really let me down as a director this time. I hate this film for being such a waste of time with an unnecessary lag which is unforgivable. If not for Harrison Ford and the visual style of the film, I would literally label this as utter bullsh#t!!!