Nowhere near as bad as some might say.

Rating: 7/10 (22 December 2019)

So i'd heard and seen some pretty awful reviews of this film, so it was with a certain trepidation i went about viewing it and i have to say this is nowhere near as bad as some might say it is. It's not a masterpiece by any means but it has far more positve than negative to it.
It's certainly frantic with a lot crammed into the two and a quarter hours, it's an action packed ending to the saga. I always had the feeling with this trilogy that Kylo/Ben would end up turning to the good side of the force, though i felt that Rey would edge more towards the dark side with Kylo/Ben ultimately saving her, bringing her back to the light. I also felt Leia would be killed by Kylo/Ben and the guilt of that would be what brough him back to the light...So i wasn't a million miles off with that prediction( which i made after watching The Force Awakens).
This did pretty much play out as expected with perhaps the exception of Palpatine making a return, (which contrary to what others may have thought) which wasn't the most stupid of concepts really.
The ending was for me a bit convoluted...Ray dies, Kylo/Ben revives her only for him to them die and for his body to immediately turn spirit ( why did that not happen to Rey when she died??) A few minor grumbles but overall i felt this was a really good watch and a decent - if not prefect- end to the saga. They certainly redemed themselves from The Last Jedi, which for me was by far the worst of this trilogy.