Brilliant Sci fi film is both gorgeous and relevant

Rating: 10/10 (11 October 2017)

Where Ridley Scott fell short in Prometheus and frankly became dull in Alien Covenant he comes back big with the help of director, Denis Villeneuve. Deep and dark, complex and beautiful, it does go a bit long but pays off with an intensely emotional film, not a mega-hit tent pole; although they are clearly leaving room for the franchise to grow. ) My take away is that after 30 years, this pure sequel and follow up to the original story really delivers while staying true to the original film. Also, it takes the Phillip K. Dick source novel seriously even if taking liberties with characters. Thematically it is pure PKD and that's a good thing. We could talk about the gnostic overtones of this film too, which was an obsession of Dick's. Blade Runner 2049 wraps this all up in one gorgeous package that expands upon the original and delivers a generous portion of sci-fi noir with a point or two to make as well.
Will you like it? If you love popcorn thrillers this isn't one of those. More like the original Blade Runner, Nolan's Interstellar, the latest Wolverine movie that was not so much about super heroes as it was people.