Depends on your view of Star Wars

Rating: 7/10 (21 December 2019)

It was a good film, entertaining, and fun. No, it wasn't great or cerebral, but we all know that's not what big studio filmmakers these days are going for.
I'm giving it an okay review because this film didn't make me cringe as much as the last one did. So that's a success for the film. It means you can go and watch it for the pure entertainment value, and don't worry about encountering contrived love scenes, political BS, and all that jazz. A film that lacks those things these days is actually a good thing. Hence, it deserves a good review.
Overall, Rise of Skywalker is truer to the Star Wars form. Acting was also decent in this one. Daisy Ridley is really good and makes you commit to every scene she is in. Obviously, Ian McDiarmid always gives amazing performances as Palpatine - you can watch this film simply for Palpatine being in it, if not for anything else. Other actors gave decent performances as well.
Ultimately, what you get out of it mostly depends on what you think Star Wars is. For me, I choose not to hang up on details. Just suspend your belief and watch it. To me, Star Wars is all about good space spectacle, lightsaber battles, light vs dark mystical force, blaster fires, alien creatures, and etc. It never was about complex storytelling or Oscar winning performances. And that's quite alright.