Terrible Disappointment

Rating: 5/10 (20 December 2019)

When I watch Star Wars movies, I am simply hoping to enjoy myself. I don't approach them from the standpoint of a critic; I am entirely inclined to go with it, enjoy the spectacle, eat my popcorn, and feel good. I could not take that path this time. TROS is almost as bad as The Phantom Menace. Compelling plot lines from the last film were just abandoned, various plot elements in this film made little sense, the dialogue was stilted, and the performances were simply not as good. (Not even Adam Driver, who I entirely love, could save this movie.) I wanted to like this movie; I really did. It just didn't happen.