Way too long!

Rating: 6/10 (21 October 2017)

As someone who hasn't watched the first movie, I feel like I can (in a way) be more lenient on my score. Or at least that's what I was led to believe since a lot of people I know (and don't know) mention the first movie was a great watch. Blade Runner 2049, not so much
I really liked a lot of the things this movie did on an individual level, like the concept of this world, the visuals, the soundtrack to a certain degree, and even some of the questions it poses (what does it mean to be human?). However, you add everything together and things start to get a little shaky. Our main plot for this movie seems to be searching for the child of a now dead replicant, which shouldn't even be possible since replicants aren't technically human, and to erase them
I suppose the biggest thing this movie suffers from isn't content because just these few things have me interested, or even visuals because some of the stuff we see is amazing, but length. This is nearly a 3 hour movie (2h 44m) and I don't think it needs to be this long. There are moments that I think could have either been cut (since it's all just pretty scenes) or moved along quicker. The topic of being human is also only brought up at the beginning but it ends up not amounting to anything in the long run. In terms of characters it was very hard for me to truly care for anyone because they just felt so bland to me (I know they're replicants but come on). I did however, really like Luv and how passionate she was (plus that girl knows how to fight!)
I would only recommend this if you have time to spare. I'd probably also wait until it wasn't in theaters anymore