It's different, but that's not saying a lot

Rating: 6/10 (10 February 2018)

I watched the original Blade Runner and it gave me a migrane. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't enjoyable and I definitely would not watch it again. The same can be said for this movie, but I honestly ended up quite enjoying this one. It's basically more of the same... literally, it's like 10 hours long, but it manages to actually be mostly enjoyable and not just a statement to prove how clever the directors are, even though it does feel like it at certain points.
The story is...meh. It doesn't really feel like a sequel to Blade Runner and I can't really tell whether that's a good or a bad thing. It's also really really unessecarily long!!
The acting is nothing special. Ryan Gosling is basically the same character from Drive, Harrison Ford was in it just to sell tickets, Ana de Armes is cute and I can't really say much about Jared Leto. The one exceptional actor was Sylvia Hoeks as the villainous Luv, who is always a scene-stealer.
Oh and did I mention how long this movie is? It's actually really frustrating how much time is wasted showing a character staring at something or walking long distances or pausing between sentences.
The one thing that deserves most of the praise this movie is getting is its cinematography. Everything is just georgeous. The world design and the action sequences were masterfully made.
Overall this movie is basically what I expected from an unnecessary Blade Runner sequel.