An unsatisfying end to this unsatisfying trilogy.

Rating: 6/10 (18 January 2020)

Three movies in and we get this? Really Disney, come on...
You would think a trilogy of the greatest science fiction franchise of all time would have a plan, as it's a trilogy, well according to these movies, that's not the case, thank Kathleen Kennedy, she's the one who's shat all over your beloved Star Wars.
As JJ has returned to finish what he started, let's take a look back at the previous 2 movies in this trilogy.
First what kickstarted it all off, The force awakens, sure this movie is a complete New hope rip off, sure it's slightly uninspired but we got a fun movie, and most importantly, a fun star wars movie, introducing us to new characters, rebooting the franchise as well as clearing up some things from the originals and setting up a concept of where this new era of Star Wars could go.
Fast forward 2 years and the reigns of director is handed over to the infamously divisive Rian Johnson, letting him have his take on where he thinks the future of Star Wars should go, Rian seems to think it should go in the complete opposite direction to where JJ was planning on taking it, making the hype and questions raised from The force awakens completely irrelevant, and outright stupid, the last jedi had balls, and it's balls where far to big for it's boxers, it throws cheap twists and turns that are uninspired, it tries it's best to be smart but completely fails as a good star wars movie.
2 years later...
After a firing of director, countless reshoots and script leaks, the rise of Skywalker finally hit theaters, it was safe to say it couldn't be worse than the last jedi, and it, well it wasnt, it's actually quite fun.
Now I respect JJ Abrams for doing his absaloute best in the time given, as well as being dictated by Kathleen Kennedy, he's done a good job for what was thrown at him, all these reviews slandering JJ, that's out of order as the poor guy has tried hard here and it really shows. That might be where the film fails, JJ has tried too hard, too hard to please the massive fandom, dumping fan service here and there, but this is too where I enjoyed the movie, yes it is crammed in, with little space to dwell or think about moments that should have impact, the return of Palpatine was, alright, a bit stupid, but alright, and the questions raised in previous movies are still just kind of left, unanswered or just glanced over. It is clear to see beyond all of its convolution however, lies once again, a fun star wars movie with some of the most interesting things that we've ever seen from a star wars movie. It certainly isn't the best, but it's certainly not the worst, it's just a very cheap way to finish a messy trilogy, and in doing so, trying to fix the whole trilogy.
The rise of Skywalker deserves a fair 6.5/10.
The sequel trilogy as a whole deserves a 6/10.