Truly one of the best science-fiction films and sequels ever made.

Rating: 10/10 (30 April 2020)

It's just so good on every level of filmmaking that you can possibly think of. I feel like I'm gonna be preaching to the choir a lot in this review because there isn't a lot I can say about this film that I haven't heard anyone else say about it already.
The best thing about this film is it's director. Denis Villenueve has already proven himself, but he has made another visually breathtaking spectacle that has further reinforced my opinion of him as not only a director who can faithfully adapt a screenplay, but someone who can more-than-competently direct a film in general. Cinematographer Roger Deakins also deserves credit for every meticulously framed and shot sequence, as just about every location and set is beautiful and blends seamlessly with CGI. I also appreciated even the smallest visual details like the User Interfaces and the flying car technology in the world.
The characters were fantastic and Ryan Gosling delivers such a complex and facinating performance. From a storytelling perspective, there is just so much to unpack in terms of the very real yet science-fiction future that is depicted, along with the very apparent but nonetheless compelling themes of replicants and what it means to be human.
It is truly one of the best science-fiction films and sequels ever made that faithfully builds upon and thematically exapnds on it's predecessor. Already I feel like watching it again and I wouldn't be suprised if I changed my score to a 10/10 in the future.
(review from Letterboxd).