KISS

Rating: 7/10 (22 August 2018)

Not as memorable as the original, but good. Here are some reasons I wasn't super impressed. Also included is a basic guide to who is what.
1. Seems to be a paucity of flying cars unlike the original which had them practically running into each other, now most of the movie you just see the one. Same old poor science of vehicles making swooshing sounds (whether in the near vacuum of space or though the air on whatever planet). Never did figure out the propulsion system - oh well, details.
2. The movie's secondary theme was for the new Replicant "K" (Ryan Gosling) to dispatch the old replicants, but you don't see a cohesive storyline on that. K's killing of one of the last of the original Replicants (Sapper) who has spent the last 30 years just being a lonely farmer of protein for humanity didn't make any sense, and left a bad taste since he was a good guy. There are creative ways to deal with this situation, but the writers took the cheap way.
3. Another secondary theme was Mr. Wallace's (bad guy) purchase of the Tyrell Corp. (the old Replicant makers) so that he can build an army to take over. Luv is his Replicant assistant that does the dirty work.
4. The primary theme of the movie is K's search (as well as Mr. Wallace & Luv) to find the daughter (and/or son) of a union between old Deckard and old Replicant Rachael thus giving insight into a potential new human/replicant super race. Unfortunately the tale of this mysterious offspring and Rachael's later re-animation (which was an incredible bit of CGI) received little story/movie time. Also not explained is how the biology for this union would have even the remotest possibility.
5. Not clearly written or played out was the subplot of a 6-10-21 labeled toy horse (and labeled tree) that belonged to the perhaps dead son of this union and is now in K's possession or is it in the ashes of a furnace?
6. Also not clear were all the Biblical references as if the regular audience should ferret them out in span of a couple of hours watching. The original film had a more thematic impact that was clearly understandable with less obscurity.
7. Storyline left hanging was the new Replicant potential uprising near the end of the film, and Deckard/Rachael's daughter now living in a bubble (right under baddie Mr. Wallace's watch). Also left hanging is K's demise (or not)?
8. True to the original there's lots of rain; neon lights; overhanging tall buildings, and no sunny skies.
Conclusion: The original had more thoughtful impact.