Plastic Worlds

Rating: 3/10 (2 January 2019)

There's been a ton of talk why this movie was ever made. I'll focus on the real issue. Roger Deakins' poorly shot project which eventually earned him an Academy is possibly the most laughable part.
It looks a) like plastic b) too bright
In what universe does Los Angeles in 2049 look like a hermetically sealed lab? Answer, one that is attempting to get as far away from the original as possible. Though I do hold 1982 version in the same holy temple that the director Denis Villenuve supposedly does, his vision of the dystopian future is somehow...flat.
Also, I do have respect for Ryan Gosling, but somehow he is way too baby faced to be a grizzled hard boiled replicant assassin replicant. Yes, that's what he is. But he also has implanted memories that make him question if he is one. They don't leave that a mystery.
Also mis-casted...Robin Wright. Yes, I get she's suppose to be tough, but there was no reason M. Emmet Walsh could not have played this role MUCH better. Aside from the fact that no one probably remembers him. Even better. Wright plays the captain as a stiff hag who feels uncomfortable using swear words.
Yes, and Jared Leto. Ugh. Does this guy's smug face seem phony in anything he does. Hollywood still wants him to be something. He's not. Never will be. His popularity should be reserved for...uh...teeny boppers.
A total mess that even Harrison Ford nor Sean Young can save. Specifically how they dispense with the rebirth of Rachael. Rather gruesome and unnecessary. This one leaves you truly empty. A total gut punch.