The original is on a whole other level

Rating: 7/10 (6 October 2017)

In Blade Runner (1982) you are transported into that world, it feels real. In Blade Runner 2049 not so much, it is ultimately superficial in comparison and holds you at arm's length throughout. It's uninviting whereas Ridley Scott's film unearthed true beauty in it's bleakness.
I guess this is what separates Ridley from the likes of Villeneuve and his Hollywood counterparts. Ridley was a true visionary and his film understands the importance of spirit of place and the fragility of the human condition.
Blade Runner 2049 might have a more conventional and rounded story arch but is predictable and less interesting for it. It is ultimately cold and contentious at heart. An interesting film and insightfully theoretical if not a little spiteful in rhetoric.
The original works on a whole other level. It is metaphysical, spiritual and ambiguous by nature and design. 2049 is a good film and well made by today's standards but it is not the 'masterpiece' critics are prematurely touting it to be.