Excellent movie, worthy descendant of the original

Rating: 8/10 (8 February 2018)

No, it is not the equal of the original masterpiece, but I don't consider that to be so bad. My personal list of the top 100 of all time has the original on it, a pretty lofty standard.
For me, the biggest issues are the score and the progression of plot.
The original score, again, was a masterpiece, composed by Vangelis, a truly gifted artist. While revisiting is often nothing more than a rehash, the man is gifted enough to get beyond that, I think.
I like the slow pace. I like the lack of overwhelming shoot-'em-up action. I did at times find the progression of discovered bread crumbs to be a little too easy, but then this is the movies.
I would like to have know the final fate of Wallace, he seemed in dire need of a smack-down.
Slightly less than the original, far more than I had expected, all that I had hoped. If you enjoy movies with a deep intellectual base and a few interesting surprises along the way, this movie is an excellent choice.