Excellent addition to the star wars universe (spoiler free)

Rating: 10/10 (16 December 2016)

First off, this movie is taking a totally different direction than The Force Awakens. It's way more serious and adult orientated, and I for one loved that it did that.
Parts of the movie are a bit slower during the newly introduced characters history / buildup but I did not mind that at all, and once the action gets going it looks amazing and is filmed and directed beautifully.
There is also some comedic release especially from one character in the movie that works absolutely every time. The acting overall I'd say is always good to great especially from the main characters and I feel like Felicity Jones did an amazing job as Jyn Erso.
Overall I'd probably give this a 9.25 / 10 and it's still behind Empire Strikes Back and a New Hope for me, but I'd say it's better than Force Awakens (which was another movie I loved) and I might even like it better than Return of the Jedi.