Snore fest which = bore fest

Rating: 3/10 (11 October 2017)

Let me start with, Blade Runner was a delight to view/listen to, this was not I viewed in the largest cinema I could find with Dolby Atmos, visually it was good but the FX are just not memorable, there is nothing in this movie that makes me think of the original. The SFX & music are just too loud, it became painful to sit through. There is a specific scene (don't worry this is not a spoiler) that K walks from out of the street to his apartment, with this obnoxious drum ensemble to which one would expect something of an action scene to be accompanying. No, all it was, was K walking from the st to his apartment, weird and stupid. What I found I enjoyed in the original, given the story was just a detective/love story, the world had drawn me in, the visuals, the sonics, all breath taking, 2049 sees to want to show less of this and while trying to mimic the original, loses it's own identity. I will let you be the judge of how this is done, but the hint lies within the music.
This story did not need Blade Runner to carry it, to me it is a cheap cash in and the original just did not need a sequel, that was the beauty of it, unanswered questions. This is 2010 all over again. There are nice touches to the movie, don't get me wrong but the length of this movie, plus over hang in certain scenes just makes this for a really really boring experience. You do not care for any of the characters, there truly is no life to this film, given the context is actual life.
My score is an actual real score, I am not kidding on how bad this film is, there is no real true character development, sure K gets his fair share of screen time with some nice plot twists, but you truly never feel for him as he seems too wooden (fault of Gosling imo). The movie's sound is much to present and lacks subtlety, the visuals seem in context but lack of any real substance, ie cityscapes as the original where it was populated, more as set pieces seems a mystery to me. Watching Deckard interact with his dirty grimy world in the original was what drew me in, 2049 we see less outside world and have these expansive interior sets, which makes you wonder what was truly achieved in the sequel, because it isn't the story, trust me.
The original is mesmerizing due to how the world is portrayed, 2049 doesn't convey this due to many factors.
Go see the movie yourself, be the judge, don't let my review sway you but it's not the sequel that should have been made imo
The OST is horrible, the visuals are acceptable, the story is any other story we have seen before, so there is not much on offer...