Not as Good as I Expected

Rating: 6/10 (28 April 2017)

When I heard the reviews for Disney's first standalone Star Wars film, I was sure I was going to adore it. After I watched it, though, I didn't exactly feel that way.it was good, but it was not nearly as good as everyone praised it to be. It looked beautiful, that's for sure. The tone and atmosphere was awesome, because such had never been seen in a Star Wars film before. That in my opinion was the best part. The characters had the potential to be awesome and unique to the franchise; instead, they were flat without much development, some even feeling wasted (I'm talking to you, Saw). It was hard to feel their pain and like their chemistry, because we didn't have a reason to and they didn't even have much chemistry. The character with the most personality is K-2SO (who was awesome by the way, and probably the most redeeming quality. By no means is Rogue One all bad. The Darth Vader scene was amazing (the second one, of course). The scenery and character designs were awesome, and the call backs to the other movies were expertly done. I simply think overall this film is overrated and could've been a lot better.