Very Enjoyable

Rating: 8/10 (26 December 2019)

I thoroughly enjoyed this film from start to finish, it's entertaining, doesn't over complicate itself and taps into many themes and nostalgic references and that most Star Wars fans will be looking for. Under the circumstances (cleaning up the mess of Episode 8) JJ Abrams did as a good a job as we could have hoped for in producing a satisfactory finale. It's just a shame that The Last Jedi brought no meaningful continuity to the francise which resulted in the lastest trilogy lacking coherence. That aside, The Rise of Skywalker left me buoyed that I have another Star Wars film that I'm happy to regularly stick on the TV.