Rise of redemption

Rating: 8/10 (27 December 2019)

IÂ´ve read through some reviews befor writing this (especially the low rated once).
Let me be clear. Rian Jonssons attempt makes me cringe every time I think of it. Perhaps this is why I like this one so much. Why not a 10/10 then? Well there are a few issues; most of them regarding time. I canÂ´t really explain it without spoilers but to me these errors are only a mild nuisance. Also, a few scenes ar rushed by without any real explanation; and some crucial and/or interesting.
The biggest flaw for me is the "force long-distance call and interaction" we saw in TLJ. It leaves me with one big question mark. What are the "rules" and boundries? Admittedly itÂ´s a leftover from Rian "Â¤*%&" Jonsson (yeah I really donÂ´t like him) but JJ didnÂ´t really improve on the idea. Pitty.
That being said, this installment is indeed redemption. Redemtion for most fans. in some way for George Lucas, and mostly for Mark Hamill. While a ghost obviously, Luke is once more the man we (and very much Mark Hamill) thought him to be. Less a grumpy old has-been and more the strong, optimistic Luke we want to see. Some elements could have been elaborated more but we do get asnwers to most of our questions. Granted some will probably not be satisfied but I do think JJ did a great job considering the mess after TLJ. Yes he stole some from both Empire and Jedi as he did with Hope in his first film. But while TFA felt a bit of a rip off, here it felt like a good and somewhat poetic way to come full circle. I left the theatre with about the same feeling as efter Return of the Jedi.
If you are a true Star Wars fan, you will enjoy it.