Amazing Visual art and Mediocre storytelling.

Rating: 6/10 (19 June 2019)

Blade Runner 2049 is a nearly 3-hour-long visual art-piece.
The digital re-creation of Rachel is simply the best VFX in the whole industry.
However the film's plot drags on for too long without meaningful climax. The entire story-line is essentially a one-note stretch that centers around a single mystery box. And the plot twist at the third act is both predicable and insignificant. Casual viewers would be bored before they can appreciate the fantastical world building in this film.
Overall the production value is top notch, but the stories are simply weak and filled with Sci-Fi tropes.