Sorry, I agree with R.S on this one, and it doesn't help that the soundtrack is subpar and overbearing.
The film is far too long and in your face in places as a result of that, there are multiple times we flashback to sequences that are unnecessary, even as flavour. The whole rebellion angle should have been minimised, not said but suggested, as it is, it's obnoxious and takes me out of the film everytime.
There's little stuff too like the exploration of the junk area going on for far too long, specifically everything with the child workers and K taking his sweet time on walkways. The dancing hologram girl should have stayed in the background. Every scene with Jared Leto was a snooze and should have been minimised.
Focus more on just Luv's reaction in the first and Deckard's in the second, there's tons of dead air.
Shorten the exploration/fight of the casino just a bit.
All this being said, I do really like 2049.
Luv, Joi, Sapper, Robin Wright, every moment with any of them is fantastic and there's excellent mood and worldbuilding. I wish there was a shorter, leaner cut- in addition to the one we already have.
I guarantee I'd watch it more if there were.
The Final Cut still tops it by miles for me.
