A more serious tone and 'gritty' battes set this apart from others in the series but a lifeless and surprise-free plot drag the experience down.

Rating: 6/10 (16 May 2018)

On the one hand, the consistently more serious tone and 'gritty' battle sequences set 'Rogue One (2016)' apart from the others in the series, but, on the other hand, the lifeless characters and surprise-free plot drain any fun or engagement that could have been had from a darker Star Wars story. Just because it's perhaps the best Star Wars film since 'Return Of The Jedi (1986)', where the talking teddy bears had more depth than any character here, doesn't mean it's particularly good. It isn't awful either, just disappointing. 6/10