A fine comeback, but tiring!

Rating: 5/10 (11 October 2017)

Thirty-five years onward since Ridley Scott's 1982 original Blade Runner hit theatres, now the long awaited sequel finally comes out. The question stands "was it worth the wait?" Blade Runner 2049 opens to an amazing soundtrack from the talents of composer Hans Zimmer, followed by a fabulous production design with an amazing visual style (more advanced and modern than the original). So far, this gives the audience a hint that there are numerous doors left open for a possible expanded universe, which is, by far, cool! Expectations are huge and satisfactory, but 2049 suffers from a story-line that could have been shortened down from its overlong 163 minutes run-time to the 117 minutes of the 1982 original. It's basically an overlong police procedural episode that is totally unnecessary. While the visual effects and style is nothing short of amazing, the plot can easily make audiences feel less about the movie, followed by boredom. The performances of Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford (whom has limited screen time) are fine, but this isn't enough to overcome what is tiring about the movie; and considering it's poor box-office performance at the weekend, the release of future sequels might be unlikely, but never say never. Plus, the movie lacks action scenes, as did the original and I feel a movie called 'Blade Runner' (and given its premise) should have more action scenes. The chances of this happening in future sequels is anyone's guess.