Really quite dark.

Rating: 9/10 (24 April 2018)

To be honest I was never a 'true' fan of the Star Wars genre. Don't get me wrong , I watched them all (even ... the second three ... NAFF or what ?)
But the reason I say this is that they were never truly 'hard' science fiction, more like Flash Gordon ... might I even go to far as to say kid's science fiction ! But they were always well made, and I watched them all.
This film however crossed another line. It is actually a really a dark film, not so much kid's stuff at all. In this film there is a streak of 'Alien' and even of 'Blade Runner.' It doesn't present warfare as a struggle where the guys in white hats do away the guys in black hats. It shows that there must be sacrifice in any struggle ... good or bad.
It is a dark movie ... but it's beautifully honest, and for me, the best Star Wars movie I've seen so far.