A very good, entertaining standalone Star Wars movie

Rating: 8/10 (18 December 2016)

I recently went to see Rogue One. And I'm so glad to say, it lives up to the hype. It's definitely a Star Wars fan boy's dream-come-true. It's portrayal of the missing time between episode lll and lV was told in such a powerful and 'destructive' way, that even those casual Star Wars fans, can connect the dots. There's so much to like and admire about this movie, it's ability to be a standalone movie with its own unique storytelling, whilst also tying perfectly in with the rest of the Star Wars world.
It doesn't make light of a very serious storyline, which has great impact to the Galaxy. With the right amount of humour, used in the right places and times. The third act is what solidified the movie to be one of the best Star Wars movies to date, which I won't spoil, but was amazing! It's actually refreshing to see a movie that knows what it is, what it needs to be and doesn't deviate from that. Obviously, there was only ever going to be one outcome for this movie, but it could have been told in a way that takes away from the underlying storyline, but it did quite the opposite. And I for one loved it ðŸ‘ŒðŸ‘Œ