Blade Runner 2049 is a fitting sequel to the original Blade Runner film. The world feels much the same, the stakes are similar when it comes to the lives of the Replicants. The way they're hunted down and "retired" is familiar. The guilt of the detective hunting them is much the same, though since he is a Replicant himself, you'd think it shouldn't be.
I haven't seen anything else with Ryan Gosling that I recall (though La La Land is in my To-Be-Watched Pile), and there is something of a teddy bear in his looks, particularly his eyes. As his story unfolds, he maintains a childlike aspect that makes him relatable and you have to root for him.
In another era, you would be certain he would make it out of the film alive, but you never feel that way here. At a certain point, he feels disposable.
Harrison Ford needed far more screen time. He stepped comfortably back into the role of Deckard, and from previews, I hoped he and Gosling's character would spend some time as a kick ass team. I liked his dog, and vote for him being a real dog.
Robin Wright's character was a surprise, and great to watch. I haven't seen House of Cards because---politics---so I kept thinking, Oh, Buttercup.
Luv, the super efficient Replicant Secretary/Researcher Slayer seemed ripe for a redemption arc, you just know deep inside she would have liked things to be different.
Jared Leto, in the first thing I've seen him in, was creepy. He seems invariably creepy in interviews. I saw a quote from him that he isn't the villain of the piece. Hmmpf.
Gosling's live in Electronic Girlfriend was quite charming and layer upon layer, who is real, who gets to live, she definitely deserved a chance.
Several storylines and plots are set up for sequels, I hope the stories get told.
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