Anticlimactic final word in the story of Skywalker...

Rating: 3/10 (8 January 2020)

The disenchantment of this trilogy really destroys my ability to sit down and enjoy an original (well made) Star Wars film as it can't seem to find it's potential. Shot down in flames by hi7;s apparent 'cinematic failure' of a film The Last Jedi, The Rise of Skywalker focuses more on the mess that Rian had left from the other film more than its own story by which it's really trying to tell. I felt there was supposed to be something huge in this film but it was like it couldn't reach that potential of a larger scale because of its inability to forget and move on. This film tried its hardest to subtly retcon everything The Last Jedi did meanwhile trying to balance it out with decent storytelling, but if you don't plan out a trilogy with a basic idea of where you want it to go by the last movie, maybe you shouldn't of made the film or at least given the trilogy more thought? Sounds like common sense to me.
If there is some resemblance of hope in this film storytelling wise, no. But entertainment wise, yes. This film features characters old and new for one last 'hoorah' in the Skywalker saga. Another nice thing about this film is it's use of vibrancy in colour, this film looks really good, but so did The Last Jedi. The special effects were spot on, so was John Williams's final score ever. The cast were great with what they were given with, even if the source material was something a 7 year old could of probably written in a week. But if you like fun Star Wars entertainment and aren't bothered by the trash storytelling side of thing then this is definitely a watch. But don't expect anything masterful.