Just back from it. I liked it. Need to see it again.
It wasn't as expansive a film as I somehow expected it to be. If anything it felt smaller than the first one.
Visuals are stunning of course and the effects, virtually seamless. Looking back at Rogue One, Tarkin was shit compared to THAT. Almost flawless, almost.
My very quick take on it is that I missed seeing more of the world, most of it takes place in very desolate locations and we got one, just one proper scene down at ground level in the city. I feel like I'm missing that atmosphere. Blade Runner makes me feel like there's more world out there compared to this one, for some reason.
Ultimately I wasn't as blown away as I thought I'd be. The surprises weren't all that mind blowing and are all things that had been hypothesised before anyone had seen this.
I definitely love how our main protagonist is given a glimpse of a greater purpose but ultimately just plays his part in someone else's story really.. very bittersweet.
Must see it again. Limitless cinema card, woohoo.
(Btw my cinema, at 7.30pm on opening night had maybe 20 people in it. A shame. Don't expect this to do much at the box office sadly.)