Given that Villeneuve hews closely to the moody, somewhat impressionistic approach to storytelling that Ridley Scott used back in 1982, we found ourselves with quite a few lingering questions about Blade Runner 2049. It’s an ambitious, visually decadent film, and one that’s captivating despite a nearly three-hour run time.īut a 35-year wait brings with it a lot of expectations - particularly when you’re talking about a film that arguably never really begged for a sequel in the first place. Yet the movie has been universally praised as a creative success, racking up some of the most impressive reviews of the year. It is, in many ways, the most improbable of sequels, following a cult sci-fi film 35 years after the original flamed out at the box office. This past weekend, Denis Villeneuve’s Blade Runner 2049 arrived in theaters.
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