Very Good

Rating: 9/10 (6 April 2017)

The Empire takes scientist Galen (Mads Mikkelesn) back to work on the Death Star, a weapon that will destroy planets. Jyn (Felicity Jones) is raised by Saw Gemera (Forest Whitaker) and when she comes of age she knows how to defeat the Death Star as she sees her father, Galen, in a hologram and he tells her he put a loophole in the Death Star Plans that will destroy the deadly weapon so others will know how to defeat it. Jyn joins the Rebel Forces now known as Rogue One to find her father, Galen, and to get the plans and transmit them to the rebel forces.
This is a prequel and we know this because we see Darth Vader (voice of James Earl Jones), C3PO, R2D2 and at the very end: Princess Leia (Ingvild Deila, but the voice of Carrie Fisher)
The CGI cinematography is simply incredible and just to watch these scenes is worth the viewing with the sound off. Kudos. The music plays all throughout the movie and is very good.
Captain Andor (Diego Luna) is the supposed love-interest for Jyn, but nothing happens between them until the very end when they embrace. Felicity Jones as Jyn does an incredible job and she is very pretty too. HA!
Comic relief was very good with the robot K-2S0 (voice of Alan Tudyk) and he was given some spot-on lines. For example: when Jyn shoots a similar looking robot, the real K-2SO tells her, "You knew that wasn't me, right?" HA!
Most of the movie, of course, is all about CGI battles and it could put one into La La land, but they are exceptional and there is no denying that. Kudos.
Notables: Jimmy Smits in a very small role as Bail Organa, a Senator with the Rebellion; Forest Whitaker as Saw Gerrera and we see him again during the last big battle; and Ben Mendelsohn as Director Krennic, the Empire's chief engineer.
What I didn't understand was this: why didn't the rebels go after the Death Star Weapon, but only went after the Plans for it. I would have thought they would have gone after both. (9/10)
Violence: Yes. Sex: No. Nudity: No. Language: No.