Great commentary on humanity buried in an awful script and poor direction

Rating: 4/10 (1 January 2018)

The original Blade Runner is one of my favorite films. A well-written story, great acting, beautiful cinematography, amazing special effects, and a thought-provoking commentary on human nature.
The new one also has a great commentary on humanity, but it's buried in an awful script and poor direction. Some scenes have beautiful cinematography and effects while other scenes I found dreary and uninteresting. Many scenes were too long or unnecessary altogether because they didn't move the story forward or develop the characters. The main point of the story was made early on, so the rest of the film was mostly pointless scenery. And the "twist" at the end really doesn't matter to the audience because 1) it doesn't change your view of the story and 2) the characters aren't developed, so we really don't care much about them anyway.