Patchy, but a real improvement over TLJ

Rating: 7/10 (24 December 2019)

Acting and character development is just wildly better in this movie than either of the previous two Disney SW movies. Rey isn't wooden, she has range, she has depth. Adam Driver kills in as Kylo.
There are major pacing/plotting issues, the plot seems very condensed. But the heart of star wars as movies about the inner journey, and the relate-ability of Rey, Finn, Poe, Kylo all goes up a lot here.
Honestly, I thought I would hate this. There are things I don't like, plot turns, and events, but generally - I think it's a vast improvement. Shame JJ didn't direct the whole trilogy.