Better than expected. Worse than ideal.

Rating: 5/10 (15 February 2020)

The Rise Of Skywalker is the finale to the long known franchise of Star Wars. However, while it was a satisfying ending, there were some plot mishaps.
1. Palpatine's return is very rushed. It's as if "Ok let's just bring him back for more views and boost up the ratings." There's no mention as to how he survived(but it is realistic to have him appear with life support) aside from "unnatural Force abilities." What if every Sith did the same? His final form was cool, but debate is over whether it should have been there. The opening crawl "The Dead Speak" basically spoils it that Palpatine is alive. It should have been revealed that he survived at the end of The Last Jedi or he should have been a vision.
2. There are many gaps in the storyline. Leia and the Resistance don't seem bothered that Palpatine is back. Vader's sacrifice basically means nothing now. The whole movie acts as if the previous films don't exist.
3. The characters are also mishandled. Kylo Ren's "redemption" was sort of underdeveloped. But, Ford's cameo was AMAZING. Seeing what he did in the previous movies gave everybody no hope that he would redeem. Also, Rey being revealed as Palpatine's granddaughter didn't have the same effect as "No. I am your father." It was more like "Rey. Palpatine is your grandfather." While Luke Skywalker was better handled here, he should have had more screen time. Finn is made Force Sensitive without any explanation whatsoever.
And most importantly. We were "dying" to know who Snoke was. Turns out he was basically Palpatine this entire time. What a letdown. Trevorrow's script at least gave us an idea of who he was.
I hate to say this, but Trevorrow's Script(Duel Of The Fates) > JJ Abrams Rise Of Skywalker.
But still, The Rise Of Skywalker is a satisfying ending to the galaxy far, far away.