Trite and predictable

Rating: 4/10 (14 July 2017)

I'd seen the trailer and thought it would be worth watching. Well, it wasn't. The plot is pretty much of a rehash of A New Hope and contains very few original ideas. As has been said, the characters are pretty bland, have no background and nothing to draw the interest. The Jyn character is either tearing up over her father or demonstrating that only her suffering and loss matters. When the Cassian character tries to explain that they have all suffered loses, she stamps her little foot and refuses to accept he has a point. And then later, the scene that really made me want to shoot the TV is the one where the leaders of the rebel alliance are all gathered together to decide what to do next, Jyn starts on a 'rousing' and 'inspiring' monologue that ends with the alliance leaders all going "Gosh! She's right!". So all these rebel leaders who have been fighting for years are put to shame by some know nothing humanette. Such a clunky way of making her seem like a redeemer, a leader. From whiny brat to whiny inspiration. The character is obviously aimed at pubescent girls who can easily identify with her. The Rey character in The Force Awakens was a much better drawn and believable female lead plus she didn't go into pout mode every five minutes
I have a confession, after that scene I called it a night. I just could not take any more. I watched The Force Awakens and it was like a breath of fresh air after this stinker.