Good, not Great

Rating: 7/10 (19 December 2016)

Rogue One is a good movie. Its emotions, action, tone, humor, and acting all contribute to a fantastic experience in the theater. However, problems exist within the movie to prevent it from being a truly great film.
Act I: Negative: -Rogue One's first act is strangely paced and edited. We jump from planet to planet as the movie confusingly attempts to lay the groundwork for both the characters and the story. -Saw Guerra's character seems superfluous -Chirrut and Baze's character introductions seem forced and out of place. Despite this fact, I enjoyed both of them despite wishing they had one more scene to cement their reliance on each other.
Positive: +Fantastic comedy moments within this act +Amazing Scenes (Death Star attack on Jedha, street action scene, Jyn watching her father's hologram, and the opening to name a few)
Act II: Negative: -All of the characters except Jyn, Cassian, Galen, and Krennic seem pointless during this point in the story, they aren't given much to do.
Positive: +Enjoyed the fallout between Jyn and Cassian. Cassian's character as a whole was refreshing as he represented a darker side to the rebellion. If he had a few more scenes, he could have been fantastic. +Again, good action and very emotional
Act III: Negative: -Many of my problems with Act III had to to with my expectations, if I hadn't built my expectations so high, I would have been wildly satisfied with this part of the story. -Wished Vader had more to do-Wished the beach battle had a larger scale
-/+ The last 2 minutes of the movie, despite being amazing, felt a tad bit rushed
Positive: +Pretty much everything else about this act I enjoyed. The way all of our heroes and Krennic met their ends, the space battle above, and the emotional moments were astounding.
In General: -This movie lacks slow moments so relationships between each of the characters can better build. +/- Score was just OK +/- Tarkin and Leia CG was OK as well +Enjoyed cinematography +As stated above, action, acting, tone, and humor were spot-on +This movie compliments the A New Hope beautifully