Sorry, but no

Rating: 2/10 (6 October 2017)

I've not done many reviews, but I love Sci-Fi and I loved the original. Had to put my 2 pennies in after reading a huge number of 10* positive reviews, just so the readers can have an alternative point of view. And based on the reviews on here (assuming they're all genuine?), I am definitely in the minority.
A massive disclaimer : my friends and I lost interest within an hour and after trying to give it a chance left at about 1h30. Please bear in mind this is billed as a 2h40 film, so we may have missed something which would have changed our opinion. I doubt it though.
I'll start off with the one overwhelming positive: the film is visually incredible and truly captures the essence of the futuristic world imagined and portrayed in the original (and then some!). They did such an incredible job and I won't even begrudge them several shots which were made specifically for 3D because it was so well done. Excellent job on that.
Unfortunately, the negatives come thick and fast for me: The storyline was ridiculously cliché and predictable. The acting was poor. The dialogue was forced and either poorly delivered or did not fit in with the characters/acting. The background sfx were, although possibly realistic or imaginable at least, far too loud and in your face and... basically annoying! It detracted from the film instead of its intended purpose to make it more immersive. Despite not lasting beyond 1h30 I felt it was too long. 2h40? Seriously?!
I could go on, but I would not recommend this film at all. I wish they hadn't made it. I hope to God they'll leave the other classics alone. But I'm not going to hold my breath.