Rising Mediocrity

Rating: 5/10 (30 April 2020)

Kylo Ren and the new order join forces with Emperor Palpatine to squash the resistance once and for all, Rey is training with Leia while pouting over Kylo Ren. Rise Of Skywalker is what I imagine if Menahem Golan or Roger Corman had bought the rights to Star Wars, it is such a hodge podge of ideas and elements that sometimes come together, but often don't. There are things I liked, again the Kylo Ren arc is compelling, there was potential for so much more, but Adam Driver is such a great actor that Rise Of Skywalker comes to life whenever he's on screen, which unfortunately is not often enough. The first 30 minutes or so is Indiana Jones rip off territory as Finn,Poe and Rey look for a sith artifact and it's really dumb. Like really, really dumb. Again, this is what Cannon films Star Wars would look like. The redeeming quality here is that the movie works better as a schlocky action flick better then it does as Star Wars. So it's not boring and even has it's moments. Again there are a few good scenes, Kylo Ren's return to the light is touching, Harrison Ford and Mark Hamill's cameos are welcome and Billy Dee Williams is fun, but overall the well is dry and the thrill is gone.
* * Out Of 4-(Fair)