Leisurely and masterful storytelling

Rating: 10/10 (20 October 2017)

Bladerunner 2049 is a beautifully executed movie that takes its time getting to the point. The storytelling is some of the best there - this is not a movie that's going to spell out the details for you, but it's cogent in setting up the conflicts and why we should care about them.
Do not expect a Hollywood summer blockbuster movie, chock-a-block with action. It's a science fiction masterpiece that tees up enormous questions about what it is to exist, to live, to die - to have relationships - and does it in a beautiful, bleak, Dickensian world.
A lot has been said about the length (long) and pace (deliberate) of this movie. I really enjoyed the amount of time spent in each scene. At times, though, it felt like fan service - if you enjoyed Bladerunner, it's easy to relax into the movie and soak it up. Viewers are given ample time to decide what it is they just saw. At no time does Bladerunner 2049 lay pipe for viewers.