Just keep Skywalking

Rating: 5/10 (4 May 2020)

I can only blame myself for continuing to feed the Star Wars franchise beast. Went into this one knowing the saga has past its prime. Savouring glimpses of memorble characters (literally having to clone footage of actors that have past away) while keeping the machine running on nostalgia rather than original storytelling.
Each trilogy has left it's mark...
Eps IV, V & VI = Exclamation mark
Eps I, II & III = Question mark
Eps VII, VIII & IX = Skid mark
I actually quite liked The Last Jedi, but it's ruined by a poor trilogy. Rogue One is the only decent Star Wars film this millennium, not even the falcon could save Rise Of The Skywalker.
It felt like JJ. Abrams launched a Kickstarter to fund the film.. fans could donate money for complete control over the final cut. We have the reverse Dunkirk fan with the common people coming to save the day scene. The 'storm the castle on horseback' fan. It really is a recycled blender of favorite film moments, served up on a cold dish of consumer products.
*Baby Yoda Wink*