It is a Star Wars film that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

Rating: 9/10 (16 December 2016)

Rogue One is a fantastic and well directed movie.
The cast have done an amazing job in playing all the characters of the movie. The droid KS20 was probably the most lovable character, with his dry and sarcastic humor. The fantastic acting and development of the characters made their deaths extremely saddening.
The visuals were top of the line. The space battles were planned perfectly, with subtle nostalgic moments in them, but not to the point where the scenes became a carbon copy of scenes from other Star Wars films(Yes I am referring to the force awakens).
The innovative use of CGI to bring back old star wars characters to the movie was really well executed. I honestly had a hard time trying to figure out whether Grand Moff Tarkin was computer generated or not. Though, Leia, who was shown at end of the movie, looked a bit unnatural, perhaps the budget for her CGI appearance was reduced significantly, as her face was only shown for few seconds at the end of the film.
The only reason I did not rate this film a 10/10 is due to inaccuracies of Darth Vader's suit in the film. While people who had seen the original trilogy many years ago might not notice the subtle changes in his suit. People who have even recently looked at a picture of Darth Vader in the original trilogy, will realize that his suit in the movie was not designed well. It looked very cheap and generic. Like the ones you could buy from ebay; not something that belongs on the set of a movie.Although, I am willing to forgive the producers for this small mistake, as Darth Vader honestly does not play a significant role in the film, thus he appropriately was not shown much in the film. Furthermore, the scene where he fought Rebel soldiers looked amazing, even if did not make too much sense.
Overall I would say that Rogue one is a stunning film. With the right balance of action packed,jaw-dropping scenes and dramatic, tear- jerking scenes. I would go as far as to say that this film is better than the Force awakens. For the younger generation, this is probably the best star wars film to date. A stupendous feat for a film that has nothing to do with the Force,Jedi,or Sith.