There is so much to take in that the film feels closer to the two-hour mark than it does the three, and given that there are some 90-minute films out there that feel twice their length, that’s a positive. That stunning visual palate, brought to life by director Denis Villeneuve (“Sicario,” “Arrival”) and cinematographer Roger Deakins, doesn’t justify “2049’s” absurd 163-minute running time, but it helps soften the blow. ![]() That includes “The Terminator,” “The Fifth Element,” “The Matrix,” “Ghost in the Shell,” “Minority Report,” Billy Idol’s “Cyberpunk” album and the Spice Girls’ video for “Spice Up Your Life.” Basically, anything that took on the look of neon-lit neo-Tokyo owes a debt to Ridley Scott’s original. That’s saying a lot, since 1982’s “Blade Runner” pretty much set the template for anything gritty, rainy and future-set that followed in its wake. “Blade Runner 2049” is an eyeful, a visual extravaganza that matches and even tops its predecessor in terms of futuristic dystopian urban wasteland beauty.
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