Ignore the reviews: it's the best one.

Rating: 8/10 (25 December 2019)

Don't usually write reviews and I'm keeping it relatively short but just felt I should be one of the people that says: this film blew me away.
Like really, blew me away.
Was an emotional rollercoaster, and not in a cheesy way, in a really thought-out, sensitive way.
It was everything these new films could have been, after the average-but-fun, fan pleasing TFA and god awfulll Last Jedi. Destroyed my expectation of a terrible follow up and was some of the most stunning storytelling Star Wars has seen since Empire.
There's so much I loved about this film I wish I could leave a list of spoilers.
The only things I didn't like were problems I have with ALL Star Wars films, and I'm always happy to let those slide tbh... it's not exactly an art movie is it.
But this is as close as it comes to a dark, intense and stunning chapter of the Star Wars story (in a messy trilogy) with depth that both gutted me at moments and left me with such resolve at the end.
Basically, couldn't have been more surprised with how much I loved it. It was near perfect to me.
So,Disney obviously, but...don't believe the negative reviews and go see it and let John Williams, Adam Driver and Carrie Fischer break your heart.
Just for context, since this review is already super geeky - here's how I'd rank all the main films:
1. Empire Strikes Back
2. Rise Of Skywalker ?!
3. A New Hope
4. Return Of The Jedi
5. Attack Of The Clones
6. Phantom Menace (this would lower but I have weird love for it)
6. Revenge Of The Sith (this would be higher but THE DIALOGUE)
7. Force Awakens (meh)
8. by a mile Last Jedi