Incredible final chapter

Rating: 10/10 (19 December 2019)

Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker is an action packed, consistently very funny and extremely emotionally satisfying conclusion to the Skywalker saga. Daisy Ridley, John Boyega and Oscar Isaac all give incredible performances once again and have excellent chemistry. Adam Driver is also incredible as usual. Newcomers Keri Russell, Naomi Ackie and Richard E. Grant are really good. Billy Dee Williams is excellent in another effortlessly charismatic performance and Ian McDirmid is great. Carrie Fisher's scenes are used effectively and Anthony Daniels is fantastic with much more screen time than the previous two installments. It's fast paced and consistently thrilling throughout the entirety of it's run time. John Williams' music is perfect as usual and J. J. Abrams' direction is incredible and the film is visually stunning with consistently excellent CG. It's got plenty of fan service that works, provides some much needed answers and comes to an extremely emotional and satisfying conclusion.