A Sweet Morsal of Disappointment with a "Happy Meal" Aftertaste

Rating: 7/10 (14 October 2017)

So, Mr. Lucas, the Trilogy is a Critical, Fan, and Commercial Success...But what can You do for an Encore?
16 Years Later, the Director/Writer Answered that Question and the Reveal was, at best, a Pretty Sight but Critical and Fan Approval was Not a Pretty Sight Indeed, in Fact, it was Pretty Ugly.
Although a Commercial Blockbuster, Earning 4 Times its Budget at the Box Office in its Initial Run, and the Toy and Product Dollars Enormous, Lucas Disappointed by the Movie on Completion, nevertheless, had to Live with His Creation, No Matter.
Surprisingly Empty Considering the Depth of the Original Trilogy, the Anemia of the Movie is Apparent and Appalling. The Ghost of Joseph Campbell Haunts the Film and is Forever causing Outbursts from Depressed Viewers of all Types.
Truth Be Told, the Movie could Hardly Live Up to its Predecessors and the Hype. Expectations were so Acute, Deeply Held, and Anticipatory that when the "Man Behind the Curtain" Revealed Himself Delivering a "Toy Commercial" at Worst and a Spectacle of SFX at Best, the Demystification was Complete.
Lucas can Blame Only Himself for most of the Demystifying. What with the Evil Darth Vader Revealed as a Cute as a Button 7 Year Old with absolutely No Indication of a "Dark Side", all Wide Eyed and Family Friendly and "The Force" Reduced to a Microscopic Slide for Analysis the Writing was Not Only On the Wall, but so Bad it made even the Illiterate Wince and Cringe.
The Movie is Not as Awful as the Initial Backlash would have You Believe, but it is Far From Great. It is an Entertaining Exercise in Excruciating Frustration.
There are Moments of Visual Wonder and Excitement on Top of Tantalizing and Ultimately Fantastic but Futile Eye Candy that Sweetens the Product but the Aftertaste is, after all, Reminiscent of a "Happy Meal".