I think the look and feel of the movie and the settings is what really drives a lot of the love.

As a narrative, I found it to be really messy and unfocused. I love the look of it and there's definitely a great base to tell a compelling story, but I didn't find it to be at all compelling.

It's like Exodus: Gods and Kings, also by Ridley Scott. I watched that movie and man, is it terrible. Looks absolutely phenomenal, but WTF was the point? I don't fucking know and I don't think even Ridley Scott knew after finishing.

As an aside: I feel like the first season of Battlestar Galactica does a lot of what I think Blade Runner was trying to do.