A fun film though not perfect

Rating: 8/10 (22 December 2016)

Star Wars Rogue one is, in my opinion, the best prequel to date and I'll admit that I enjoyed it more than The Force Awakens. However that does not mean that this film is perfect.
Pros:
One of the first things that stands out about Rogue One is the visual effects, which are very powerful and really help to bring the star wars universe alive. This is also helped out by the CGI which was a bold move, though worked. There was also a surprising amount of humour which wasn't over used. Furthermore, while there were battle scenes similar to what we have seen in the past, this was probably one of the more well completed ones. You did get a real sense of good vs evil and how the whole world is effected by the imperial's. In addition there were also good nods to the original trilogy.
Cons: Now while I liked many of the main characters I do feel that they were a little wooden in places and that the script could have been richer. Also the plot felt similar in some places (a space battle where a base must be destroyed in order for the good guts to carry on with their mission)though this wasn't a major issue. One thing that I didn't like about this film is how all the main characters died. I knew it was probably going to happen anyway, but I didn't feel like that all had to die in the final act. If, say one of the characters had died unexpectedly, this could have made the imperials seem like more of a threat that the storm troopers just missing their targets all the time.
In conclusion I enjoyed this film and think that any star wars fan would love it.