Not what it should have been

Rating: 3/10 (24 December 2019)

I'll start with this. If youre looking for a good movie that has solid appeal and great fx, then you'll love it. Especially if not holding any lifetime expectations for the end of a nine part saga you grew up with.
As a lifelong fan of Star Wars, and knowing full well going into it that it would not be what we yearned for, it still fell a bit flat as the closing act to a lifelong event.
I wont trash the movie for the various reasons that will glare out at long time fans. But since the goal was to reach all the younglings and appeal to new fans/market, the final 3 movies make perfect sense from that perspective.
But in all, its a prime example of "be careful what you wish for" even if only a child.
Its not a bad film and JJ Abrams did a fine job with the toilet of a mess he was left to work with.
But it's nowhere in the ballpark of what we longed for or deserve after all these years.
Take it for what it is, and it's enjoyable enough.