Return of the Childhood

Rating: 8/10 (20 December 2019)

I'm unashamedly a massive fan who grew up on the original trilogy etc so I have to state I have a slight bias...
I thought the pacing was great, a lot happens and on a grand scale, from the first worlds of the opening crawl you know you are in for a ride!
There were weaknesses for sure but they were totally outshone by the classiness and excellence of the majority of the film. Several issues with the Star Wars original and sequel films are fixed, there is some great humour, and of course some of the finest space battles ever seen on screen.
And there is darkness. Ian McDiarmid is outstanding and the there are some genuinely creepy and dark elements to his role.
The score is tremendous, and despite some awkward script, shmaltzy plot turns, and sub
par acting, the net result is very satisfying.