Ponderous and Overbearing

Rating: 7/10 (21 October 2017)

So I'm not going to spoil anything and enough reviews have gone into some detail so I won't waste to much time on specifics.
Just coming off an evening of watching the original ("The Final Cut") and this back to back.
First let me say the original stands up quite quite well. Most jarring are the car effects and the presence of pay phones and absence of smart phones. :) Second... Wow... This sequel is visually stunning, captures a lot of the feel of the original but is way too much, way too slow, and way too loud! It is probably the first film where I have said it could have used a little dynamic range compression.
Anyhow let's just say my 7 probably could have become an 8+ with some tighter editing and about 20-30 minutes on the cutting room floor.
I think people giving this a 9 or 10 and gushing praise are a vocal minority. Fine film but with some post production flaws and no masterpiece, at least not yet. Maybe a "Final Cut" will save it?