Enough nostalgia too pull it through....but only just!

Rating: 7/10 (20 December 2019)

At the start of the film there's too much too cram in, as it's obvious The Rise of Sykwalker is trying to get back on track with The Force Awakens and ignore the majority of The Last Jedi. So it's near on impossible to get a coherent storyline that weaves this trilogy together.
Yet JJ Abrams has tried to tie in the complete saga of all nine films with tilting his hat more towards the original trilogy.
On the negative it feels rushed and disjointed with some big plot holes, yet on the positive it has great performances with the lead actors and looks epic.
If you are of a certain age and have invested your whole life growing up with the originals, then seeing certain cameo's accompanied by John Williams's score will tug on your heart strings enough to appreciate that it's still the little things that can be magical.
Then again, I remember when the Force was mystical and not based on your midi-chlorian blood count.