Disappointing finale

Rating: 3/10 (23 January 2020)

There have been many clangers in the STAR WARS series (Jar Jar Binks anyone?) and this one rates among the worst of the franchise. It never really gets going and appears disjointed with set pieces substituting for a plot. The main character, Rey (Daisy Ridley), is actually a very good heroine but all the others verge on the bland. Richard E Grant, who made his name as the unforgettable character in WITHNAIL AND I, is hopelessly out of place here.
It's a film worth seeing if you have been a fan. You almost feel you have to out of some kind of loyalty but just don't have high expectations. The overly cheesy ending had me groaning - as a joke I lent across to my partner and said, 'What about the Ewoks?' and sure enough there were Ewoks :/
That a great franchise can peeter out with such blandness is very disappointing.