The Rise of Skywalker

Rating: 6/10 (21 December 2019)

The Rise of Skywalker was in my opinion a disappointing ending for the saga. To start of with the good, the acting was great and some of the visuals were stunning. I enjoyed the Lightsaber duels and this film is very well paced I thought. It never got slow it just kept moving. The final battle with the starships was pretty epic too. Unfortunately there was a lot that brought this film down for me. To start, the reveal that Rey is Palpatine's granddaughter was kind of weird. I could see what they were going for but it felt a little confusing when I thought about it more. Also I don't remember them explaining how Palpatine survived from the Return of the Jedi and that fact that he did kind of makes what Darth Vader did feel less meaningful. Luke was barely in it which I was not happy about. Some stuff they did with Kylo Ren I liked but when he turned to the light side and came to help Rey, that felt like it could have been handled much better and it fell flat for me. Finally the actual "Rise if Skywalker" was very disappointing. It was just Rey calling herself a Skywalker now and I think all the actual bloodline Skywalker' are dead. So overall I wouldn't say it quite the worst Star Wars but it was the most disappointing. For me it doesn't quite get a 6/10 (I just rounded that score) because of the major issues I have even though it has a fair bit to keep you entertained.
5.7/10