A fantastic star wars film that brings the war

Rating: 9/10 (16 December 2016)

I have been the biggest fan of Star wars all my life and I was obviously incredibly excited for rogue one a star wars story and I believe this film definitely delivered. The premise of the film is set between the events of revenge of the sith and a new hope and sees a group of rebels on a mission to steal the death star plans. Felicity Jones plays jyn erso in this film as she is really good in this film. Her character is given the most depth out of anybody and you really get behind her performance and you really want her to succeed. She was a great female protagonist and I feel like she will be a great inspiration for females and a great addition to the star wars universe. Diego Luna is good in this film as the rebel officer in charge of Jones and he is good in this film. His character has a moral ambiguity to him that makes the rebel alliance way more interesting and his character way more interesting in this film. I feel like him and Jones chemistry is good together and you buy their development. Alan tudyk plays k2so the droid in this film and he steals the show in this film with a really humorous display that really works and adds allot of depth to the film. Donnie yen plays a character very heavily linked to the force and he is great in the action scenes and a very fascinating character with his friendship with wen Jiang's character working for the film. Also even though I don't usually like him I thought riz Ahmed was pretty good in this film and added allot to his character. Ben Mendelsohn plays director krennic in this film and he is a bit over the top but fully commits in this film and seems like he is happy to be in a star wars film and is a highly motivated villain. And yes Darth Vader is in this film for about 4 minutes and it is possibly the best 4 minutes in the film but just don't go in thinking he is in the film that much. The story has a real emotional feel to it an you feel the drama of trying to get these plans. The third act of the movie is amazing filled with so many emotional moments and great character depth. However, my main negative for this film is the first 30 minutes, it is very clunky and feels like just fill time to introduce these new characters and takes it time to get going and I just didn't get in to the film that quickly. The script is fantastic with really smart dialogue that mixes humour and drama incredibly well and makes you care about the situation and the characters. The style of this film is brilliant, the scale of the death star and the walkers really comes across in this film more than ever before and this is the best space battles ever put on screen. The ground battles are also incredibly raw and visceral and feels like a war zone more than any other star wars film. Overall this is a fantastic addition to the star wars franchise and definitely worth a watch especially if you are a fan it is a must see.