You will like it if you are a teenage boy

Rating: 5/10 (7 October 2017)

Unfortunately you can no longer have a decent science fiction film that isn't intended for a teenage boy (Arrival came close, but not close enough). Like many other similar films, Blade Runner 2046 appeals to all the teenage-boy dreams, fears and anxieties about women, adventure, and being a quiet terse-speaking chosen one. Sure, Villeneuve's visuals are beautiful, and the roaring music helps, but this is where it all largely stops. As always, Villeneuve is an incredibly boring and predictable story-teller. The characters are all stock or adorned with some disability to make them seem "different." Philosophically speaking and in character-building this film has nothing on the original Blade Runner, a film that was addressed to a significantly more mature audience.
Bottom line: don't be mislead by the hype and early rating spike. You wouldn't hate yourself for seeing this films. The visuals are indeed modestly amusing. But I assure you, unlike the original, this Blade Runner will not give you anything to think about. Apart from how Hollywood tries to dissect a teenage boy brain, that is. (Other similar films: Source Code, Edge of Tomorrow).