Good, but not great

Rating: 7/10 (20 December 2016)

I think any Star Wars film has and always will have immediately high expectations. Rogue One is no different.
Visually, the film was spectacular. This is another notch up in the game of CGI. The actions scenes were beautiful to watch and the human CGI work was a real feat of special effects.
The way Darth Vader is used in this film too is clever. Not too much. A few scenes which just make you appreciate that character and what he represents. His last scene in particular was one of the more memorable in the film.
I like Felicity Jones as the lead. Believable, not too serious and she fits the character perfectly. Being honest, I wasn't really interested in many of the other characters, although they all played their part.
So what wasn't so good? The introduction. Far too quick. All the characters were introduced in minutes which just made things a little messy.
The movie then seemed to slow down for a lot of dialogue and trips to other planets. This went on a little too long in my opinion. It then built up to a great ending, but I needed bringing back into the story to get me really interested again.
My final gripe - the score of this film just didn't do it for me. Michael Giacchino is a great composer, but it would have been good to hear a little more 'rogue' in this if that makes sense. He could have been a little less traditional and strayed from John Williams just a bit more.
Good film? Yes. Incredible to watch, just not as entertaining as i'd had hoped.