Laughs, groans and eye-rolls

Rating: 6/10 (26 December 2019)

After the debacle with episode VIII, also known as "the most boring space race in movie history", I could not have had lower expectations. for "The Rise of Skywalker".
Which is likely why I managed to enjoy this movie, for the most part.
The good: It's an actual Adventure movie. Finally!!! The team of heroes goes and looks for stuff, there's some mystery, there's an artifact, there's some fun not knowing what happens next.
This is however, the end of the "good" part.
Un-surprisingly, Disney continues to appeal to the same terrible budget writers. It continues to rip-offs previous versions. Uses eye-roll worthy "Jedi-Magic" scenes for no other reason than writers being too lazy to come up with a decent idea to move the story forward.
As a stand-alone, I rate this movie "watchable" with a re-watchable mention, when it comes out on BlueRay.
As the final part of the Disney trilogy, however, it's a face-palm.
The storyline overall, becomes completely senseless.
Half-way through, the viewer goes "what, you've been hiding that all this time?" and by the end it concludes with "so if you can do THAT! what were you doing hiding and sitting on your thumb?"
That's what you get for budget writers who made up the story as they go.
In conclusion, try to enjoy it as a stand-alone. That is your only hope to enjoy the last Star Wars.