Mediocre

Rating: 4/10 (19 December 2016)

Rogue One is an 'okay' movie. Not great, just okay. I had no expectations going into it, and I left, still feeling nothing. This was partially due to the acting, and partially due to the story line. As a female, I enjoy strong female characters in movies. However, Jyn (Felicity Jones) never had a moment in the movie that 'wowed' me. In fact, none of the characters from Rogue One impressed me. The acting was substandard. Due to the story line, none of the characters had a chance to shine, as in previous Star Wars movies. At least in The Force Awakens, Rae (Daisy Ridley) was believable during the fight scenes. Jyn, not so much. Many of the lines, which was not the actors' faults, were very cheesy. Cheesy enough to make me cringe. I held absolutely no sympathy when all of the characters died, because the movie allowed me to feel nothing for any of the characters. Also, the small spark of romance between Jyn and Cassian felt very forced. This movie was honestly not necessary. Everyone who watches the Star Wars movies can most likely assume that the plans of the Death Star were miraculously retrieved by the Rebellion from some glorious battle and then given to Princess Leia. Therefore, the story was just drawn out. Most of the movie was slow, until the fighting at the end. Some people say that the picture was great and it was so beautiful, but I do not watch a movie for being pretty, I watch movies for entertainment. The story line lacked substance, and the highlight for everyone was when Darth Vader made his debut. Unfortunately, he was only in the movie for three minutes at the most. Overall, I was not impressed. Rogue One was nothing new, as it simply showed what we already knew happened. None of the actors were able to outshine the weak story line and it all led to a mediocre movie. Also, K-2SO was no R2-D2 or BB-8. He said like two funny things, and then he was annoying.