Expected much better, after waiting so long for a sequel!

Rating: 5/10 (19 February 2018)

Review:
I must be one of the only people in the world who wasn't a big fan of the original movie, which is why I wasn't over excited when I heard that they were making a sequel. I was glad to see that Harrison Ford was returning for this sequel but once the film began, I got bored really quickly. Gosling was extremely moody throughout the film and it took about 2 hours for anything interesting to happen. When Harrison Ford finally makes a dramatic entrance, the whole tempo picks up, and it starts to get interesting but it's to little to late in my opinion. Anyway, the film is set in 2049, hence the title, were a LAPD officer, K (Ryan Gosling), a new generation of Blade Runner, comes across a hidden secret which could damage civilisation and cause mass destruction. He then goes on his own personal mission to find the root of the secret, which leads him to an old Blade Runner, Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), who has been in hiding for 30 years. The Tyrell Corperation, led by the powerful Niander Wallace (Jared Leto), also wants to get his hands on the priceless secret, so he tries his utmost to get to K by using his lethal agent Luv (Sylvia Hoaks), who does anything to get the information that is needed. With the help of Rick, K fights off Nianders henchmen whilst still trying to piece together the truth about the hidden secret, and were it all began. Personally, it took way to long to get going but the twist in the middle, does perk it up a little. I was expecting more action, especially with such a big budget but I know that the director was trying to stay true to the original concept, which is loved by many around the world. The ending was quite disappointing, especially after such a big build up, and I was hoping for a massive showdown with Niander, which might have been left open for a third movie. On the plus side, the movie does look pretty, and Luv was brilliant as the ruthless baddie but I can't see myself watching it again in a hurry, especially after falling asleep halfway through the film. Average!
Round-Up:
This movie was directed by Denis Villeneuve, 50, even though I was hoping that Ridley Scott would return in the directors chair, and he has also brought you Prisoners, starring Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal, Enemy, Sicario and Arrival, so he has worked with some big stars to date. I couldn't help feeling like there was a lot of unanswered question left at the end, even though it's nearly 3 hours long but I was impressed with some of the attention to detail, and the Elvis and Sinatra scenes. If they do decide to make a 3rd movie, I hope they make it so there is something for everyone, because this film was too close to the original but no way as good. Although this is a watchable film, it could have been 100 times better but I'm sure that the die hard fans will love it.
Budget: $150million
Worldwide Gross: $260million
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Cast: Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford, Robin Wright, Dave Bautista, Mark Arnold, Ana De Armas, Wood Harris, Jared Leto, Edward James Olmos, Lennie James, Barkhad Abdi and Sean Young. 5/10