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Blade Runner 2049: The first reactions are in
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Can't wait for the Blade Runner sequel? According to the first journalists to see it, you're right to be excited.
"Good news!" Guardian scribe Jordan Hoffman. "Blade Runner 2049 is a terrific continuation and expansion of the orig[inal]."
Erik Davis from the movie site Fandango agreed, calling Denis Villeneuve's film a "".
"If you were worried, don't be," Empire contributing editor Dan Jolin of the follow-up to Ridley Scott's film.
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Out in the UK on 5 October, the sequel stars Ryan Gosling as a new "blade runner" on a quest to find Rick Deckard, the character Harrison Ford played in the original.
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Jared Leto and Robin Wright also have roles in Villeneuve's follow-up, set 30 years after the events of Scott's 1982 film.
Simon Thompson, aka @ShowbizSimon, said the film looked "amazing" and had "strong" performances - but also said it had "".
Yet Collider's Steven Weintraub had no such reservations, saying Villeneuve had delivered "".
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Complete reviews have yet to appear for the sequel, which has its world premiere in Los Angeles on Tuesday.
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