So far far away....(Still)

Rating: 3/10 (21 December 2019)

The effects and visuals are very impressive for the most part. Beyond that- the story line, character development, rising action and resolution deeply lacking. Conflicts and characters underdeveloped and resolved so quickly the viewer has little time to even care. Spy? Memory wipe? Dagger? Hidden system? Redemption? Emperor's master plan? Solo's role in redemption? Rey's last name? Did the audience even care when the big conflict was resolved? I sure didn't. And I wanted to care. C'mon. We can do so much better. Give me a few hours and a pencil and paper.
The most accurate way I can relate to the experience is to describe stories I wrote when I was eight. Was the screenplay written in crayon? The script needed a good elementary school teacher to edit and send the draft back for revision. But alas, no.
This is not Disney quality - not in the same universe as Marvel or LOTR or even Harry Potter. The actors do their best but are doomed due to an significantly inferior story that lacks creative thought, repeatedly insults the intelligence of the viewer and has little deep purpose but to be showy.
I was entertained for all the wrong reasons. Laughably bad.
Watched again after release to home video. Yeah. It's terrible. Really a galactic disaster and disappointment