JasonT413

I lament the creativity and vision lacking in films today that you had in perhaps the last great era of cinema which was the 1980's, the 90's were not to bad collectively but the 80's was the last great decade I would say. As A pre-teen and finally teen, I group watching films from this era that truly soaked the imagination and held it captive. No woke agenda was spawned as of yet of the kind we are bombarded with today on such a massive scale making a lot of films laughable and hard to watch. Anyhow, Mel Gibson is great in this as he is in the two previous entries, Tina Turner does a wonderful job as a villain, she should have kept her acting career going. This is my first review in like 15+ years.

What can I say? Did I expect the film to be this good? The previews seemed promising but the film turned out to be a flat out masterpiece, plain and simple. This sequel is to Blade Runner what James Cameron's ALIENS was to the first Alien film, an expansion and possible improvement upon the universe and story of the first film.

I won't give much away but Ryan Gosling's performance is perhaps his best ever captured so far on screen. Jared Leto displays an edgy menace which keeps one uncomfortable in their seat every time his character appears on screen. Plus the film has one of the all time evil (synthetic) characters ever put on celluloid in the form of a pretty business-like lady. You'll just have to see the film to see what I am talking about.

Be sure to watch the film short entitled Blade Runner 2036 before you tackle the film. It is a perfect lead up to the story and helps one to understand the film better. Plus another short entitled 2048: NOWHERE TO RUN. Enjoy!

Don Cheadle Directs Himself as Miles Davis, Nice Job on what If I remember correctly is his directorial debut. The film ping-pongs back and forth from the early 80's, right before Miles comes back from a 5 year or so hiatus to the 50's/60's era when he was married to dancer Frances Taylor.

The film has a madcap side to it with Ewan Mcgregor in a fun turn as a Rolling Stone reporter out to interview Miles and almost doubling as Miles' sidekick in a romp through the city (New York?) in the early 80's.

I don't want to give much away but I recommend the film, it is pretty amusing and jazz + biopic fans will find much to enjoy!