Blade Runner 2049
Academy Award × 2
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Thirty years after the events of the first film, a new blade runner, LAPD Officer K, unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what's left of society into chaos. K's discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard, a former LAPD blade runner who has been missing for 30 years.
What critics thought
Broadly acclaimed as a worthy and visually ravishing successor, the film won over most critics with Roger Deakins' cinematography, Villeneuve's measured direction, and strong lead performances — though pacing, tonal heaviness, and the thin development of its female characters, particularly Joi, were persistent sources of friction. The gap between critical enthusiasm and a more divided popular response is part of the film's ongoing story.
“It's not a character-driven movie and there's no humor, there's no love, there's no soul. You can see the homage to the original. But that's not enough to me.”
Rutger Hauer·The Hollywood Reporter
“Blade Runner 2049 isn't a sci-fi masterpiece, but it's trying really hard to replicate one”
Alissa Wilkinson·Vox
Genres
Action, Drama, Mystery
Cast & Crew
DirectorDenis Villeneuve
StarringRyan Gosling, Harrison Ford, Ana de Armas, Dave Bautista, Robin Wright
ComposerHans Zimmer, Benjamin Wallfisch
Blade Runner 2049
Academy Award × 2
Thirty years after the events of the first film, a new blade runner, LAPD Officer K, unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what's left of society into chaos. K's discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard, a former LAPD blade runner who has been missing for 30 years.
What critics thought
Broadly acclaimed as a worthy and visually ravishing successor, the film won over most critics with Roger Deakins' cinematography, Villeneuve's measured direction, and strong lead performances — though pacing, tonal heaviness, and the thin development of its female characters, particularly Joi, were persistent sources of friction. The gap between critical enthusiasm and a more divided popular response is part of the film's ongoing story.
“It's not a character-driven movie and there's no humor, there's no love, there's no soul. You can see the homage to the original. But that's not enough to me.”
Rutger Hauer·The Hollywood Reporter
“Blade Runner 2049 isn't a sci-fi masterpiece, but it's trying really hard to replicate one”
Alissa Wilkinson·Vox
Genres
Action, Drama, Mystery
Cast & Crew
DirectorDenis Villeneuve
StarringRyan Gosling, Harrison Ford, Ana de Armas, Dave Bautista, Robin Wright
ComposerHans Zimmer, Benjamin Wallfisch
Rent/Purchase