Star Wars Vintage Emotions

Rating: 8/10 (10 October 2019)

Set as bridging link between "Revenge of the Sith" (2005) and "A New Hope" (1977), this "Star Wars" spin-off movie totally in charge by Lucasfilm Ltd. executives delivers with an amazing image system, using up-to-date digital technology without losing the 1980s charms of "Return of the Jedi".
Cast, female led by Felicity Jones, known for the Oscar-nominated drama "The Theory of Everthing" (2014), manuveurs action-oriented through an ensemble story of coming together rebel forces about to steal the digital blueprints of the star-killing "Death Star" space machinery.
Well supported by another "Star Wars" robot, a blind "Zatoichi" (2003) reminding Kung-Fu warrior, performed with grace by Chinese actor Donnie Yeh. Upcoming Ben Mendelsohn gives the empiric chief officer villian as darker "Sith" forces step back in this "Star Wars" picture, making it more gritty in its first conception.
Production Design, cinematography and musical score maintaining the grace of the original "Star Wars" movies, elevating "Rogue One" in the league of a superb quality science-fiction movie, based loosly on Dark Horse comic book series "Dark Empire", even enjoyable to spectacular watch for non "Star Wars" followers.