Awesome visuals and music but weak story and poor Harrison Ford performance

Rating: 5/10 (29 January 2018)

Why this version of Blade Runner gets the same stars, 8.2, as the original is mind blowing. There is no comparison to the original one which had a great story, great special effects and great performances by everyone, especially Harrison Ford.
BR2 continues the fabulous, and classy, special effects, stunning scenaries and powerful music. Actor performances however are not up to par here. Only Gosling stands out, playing his role very convincingly. Leto does allright but should never have been cast in this type of role. It's not up his alley.
But most surprisingly, Ford disappoints. His role is cliche and unconvincing and the way his part is weaved into the story is clumsy. I think in large part that Ford's performance is weak because his role is not well connected to the storyline which is terribly weak to begin with and which never climaxes in anything surprising or even sensible.
The story starts great, but then looses momentum and never recovers. Had there been a great story, that could have saved the movie. But the bottom line is that, again, we have one of these "Marvel" like follow-up movies which persistently suffer from good screenplays and try to survive on special effects and visuals. But it isn't working.
I want story, story, story... Nothing beats a good story.