So Boring I Couldn't Finish it

Rating: 3/10 (18 March 2019)

Well, there is no spoiler here at all. I couldn't bother to write them even if i wanted to because the story is so tedious and excruciating that I was not able to watch this to the end. So I read spoiler filled reviews instead to find out how this fiasco ends and well, no luck there either. My rating reflects the fact that there are some qualities to this film namely the effects and the beautiful cinematography but this is not a good movie in my opinion.
As for the acting, I couldn't really tell because the narrative is so boring and uneventful for the most part that I was routinely fast forwarding through scenes hoping that the story would pick up but the steady pacing was slow and slower. The original is of course a masterpiece who survived the sand of times but this sequel is so below what I expected that I can only qualify this as a huge letdown.
I can't totally say this is not worth watching especially for those who worship the original but be prepared to be swamped with concepts and bits of dialogue that want to be deep and thought provoking while personally, I found the whole thing trite and overly pedantic in an overly confused and overblown manner.
But the most important aspect I couldn't get over is just how painful this was for me to watch. I never felt connected to the story nor cared for any of the characters but that might just be me. Draw your own conclusions and prove me wrong if need be but 3 stars is the only rating I could muster for this overly long and pretentious piece of fiction.