![]() ![]() ![]() It’s fair to say that the film unfolds at a deliberately slow pace and, at nearly 3 hours, the running time presents something of a challenge. Leto, in turn, is used to surprisingly sparing effect, but makes a strong impression in his brief scenes. Joi and Luv are both fascinating and compelling characters, while there’s strong support from Mackenzie Davies as human prostitute Mariette. In addition, the supporting cast are extremely impressive. The actor responds with one of his best performances to date, giving the grizzled former lawman a real sense of poignancy and loss. Similarly, Ford’s casting is no mere fan service along the lines of The Force Awakens either. Tapping into the inscrutable, seemingly emotionless persona that was put to such good use in Drive, Ryan Gosling is perfectly cast as K, his quest forming an intriguing reversal of the plot of the original film. This, in turn, is heightened by a superb score by Hans Zimmer and Benjamin Wallfisch that feels in-keeping with Vangelis’ original without feeling like a soulless copy. The visuals are compounded by sensational, senses-shattering soundscape that – in IMAX, at least – rumbles and shakes the very seats you’re sitting on. Dennis Gasner’s production design and Roger Deakins’ cinematography are breath-takingly beautiful, whether depicting mist-shrouded wastelands, orange-hued city-scapes or the rain-drenched neon and holographic street scenes that characterised the first film. The visuals are, quite simply, astonishing. This is reflected in an intriguing sub-plot – involving K’s holographic girlfriend Joi, played by Ana de Armas – that gives the film its most ingenious sequence a love scene that’s unlike anything you’ve seen before, as weird and creepy as it is unexpectedly moving. Harrison Ford reprises his iconic role in Blade Runner 2049 (Photo: Warner Bros) It explores the search for identity and what it means to be human, as K makes discoveries that challenge the very notion of artificial life and the process of creation. Dick’s source novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? – Villeneuve’s sequel presents a fascinating existential crisis. Intriguing and ingeniousĭrawing on themes from the original film – and Philip K. However, replicant-creating industrialist Niander Wallace (Jared Leto) gets wind of K’s mission and sends his replicant enforcer Luv (Sylvia Hoeks) to intercept. The trail leads K to former Blade Runner Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), who’s hiding out in the irradiated ruins of what was one Las Vegas. Picking up 30 years after Scott’s original, the film – co-written by Blade Runner’s original scriptwriter Hampton Fancher – centres on LAPD Officer K (Ryan Gosling), a limited-lifespan replicant tasked with tracking down and eliminating obsolete versions who can live as long as humans, and have gone into hiding since a failed uprising years earlier.Īfter a violent encounter with replicant protein farmer Sapper (Dave Bautista), K makes an unsettling discovery that rattles his commanding officer (Robin Wright as Lieutenant Joshi), who orders him to find and destroy any remaining evidence. It deserves to be seen on the biggest screen possible.ĭirector: Denis Villeneuve Starring: Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford, Ana de Armas, Sylvia Hoeks, Robin Wright, Jared Leto, Mackenzie Davis, Carla Juri, Lennie James, Dave Bautista, Hiam Abbass, Sean Young Genre: Sci-fi / Thriller Country: USA Release date: 5 October, 2017 Cert: 15 Running time: 163 minutes Visually and thematically, Blade Runner 2049 is an extraordinary experience that will leave you open-mouthed with wonder. ![]()
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