I watched this so I could warn you

Rating: 4/10 (9 April 2020)

Believe the reviews that say this is SLOOOOOW. I fast-forwarded multiple minutes of film without missing a beat of the plot or dialogue and finally stopped with an hour left and read the ending on wikipedia. I will say I have not seen the original nor can I offer true movie critic insight on the blade runner storyline. However, as a sci-fi/ fantasy fan, I found this dry - lacking in both drive from the characters and true emotional buy-in from the viewer. I was hopeful to see more of Harrison Ford but didn't in my 90 minutes of viewing. (Sorry Harrison!) Ryan Gosling's acting is the only reason this got above 3 stars for me and the only reason I watched for as long as I did. I would not recommend you spend money on this film unless you're a diehard Bladerunner fan. Thankfully I watched for free and the only fruit of my 90 minutes was: 1. seeing how freakishly close Alexa is becoming to "Joi" (Another point for the film's narrative about AI); 2. Ryan Gosling; and 3. I get the opportunity to warn other dystopian fans by writing this review.