Very good, almost

Rating: 8/10 (22 December 2019)

A certain improvement on top of its predecessor, Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker delivers what Star Wars fans would want in a wrapping of the saga, though the movie is still held a *bit* down by the pacing.
The movie barely slows down, not letting the audience, or atleast me, breathe. When a movie does this, not letting you breathe, you find your own time during the film to wind down, which happened to me halfway through the second act.
Other than the movie should probably have had 10-20 minutes more to pace it better, it is still a good movie, with a surprisingly satisfactory ending, that may not please all Star Wars fans, but that rarely happens anyway.
Good story, great acting, top-tier CGI, as expected, fantastic score as always, etc... What you'd expect; only thing holding it back is the pacing.
8/10