Good, with caveats

Rating: 8/10 (8 October 2017)

I enjoyed watching this movie. The cinematography is, as expected, breathtaking, the acting is excellent, with a compelling screenplay and state-of-the-art special effects - I would very much like to know how they managed to make Sean Young look exactly as she was 35 years ago, all the more so bearing in mind that she has not aged gracefully. If it was purely digital trickery, that would seem to imply that we are close to the age of fully synthesized actors.
What is not to like about this movie? Two words: the music. The composers clearly made an effort to recreate the ethereal-cum-oppressive atmosphere of Vangelis's original soundtrack, which contributed so heavily to making a classic out of the original Blade Runner. They pull it off occasionally but, for the most part, they end up closer to Terminator. Especially at the very end, when the titles start rolling out. And Blade Runner is most definitely NOT a Terminator-like story.
Another thing that I did not care so much about is the fact that the movie ends up at a point when the natural continuation would be a rebellion of the replicants. Not bad in itself, but hardly original, way too reminiscent of the Planet of the Apes saga - and perhaps a distraction from the Blade Runner universe. We'll see how this will pan out.
The nature of Deckard is still left undefined. I have yet to find the replicant hypothesis convincing, for he does not have the physical prowess that replicants do have - i.e. he still gets the crap beat out of him when trying to tackle a replicant, only surviving because said replicant wants so. One could argue that, like Rachael, he was a special project - but one would have to come up with a compelling reason as to why a replicant meant to eliminate other replicants, would be so handicapped. While not impossible, this might end up being contrived and artificial.
In summary, a very good movie, that would have been even better with a more appropriate musical score. Another thing: I watched it in an XD theater and, quite frankly, it was way too loud.