Thoroughly Uninspired

Rating: 4/10 (5 January 2020)

If you didn't notice that Force Awakens was a rehash of A New Hope and if you loved all of the bizarre Reddit theories about the movies, this finale is for you.
Rian Johnson took the trilogy in a bold, new direction, and Disney caved in the face of fan backlash to the Last Jedi.
It wasn't a horrible movie, just disappointing. The actors did a good job. Richard Grant was the guy for First Order head honcho from the start. As much as I like Domhnall Gleason, he was horribly miscast. He was simply too young to pull off the gravitas necessary for the role. He should have been a subordinate or even part of the resistance.
Adam Driver and Daisy Ridley continued to have excellent chemistry, even if I would have cast somebody else as Kyle Ren.
All in all, it was just okay. And very predictable even if the major reveals case out of nowhere. I expected as much with Abrams back at the helm. He did a much better job with Star Trek.