I recognized the foul stench when I came into the theater

Rating: 5/10 (21 December 2019)

First of this movie is not completely bad but not very good, it manages to hit some beats but struggles in the wake to rap things up leftover from the previous film The Last Jedi, which I found equally disappointing. Sure the movie delivered on a lot of fan service, such as Chewie receiving a medal from Val finally after 42 years. The film introduces subplots from nowhere. One of the major flaws is the return of Emperor Palpatine we are given little in explanation as to his survival after being presumably blown up in Return of the Jedi. I found film conclusion work best when they don't introduce new subplots in the final film, we had no foreshadowing that he would return in the previous films but somehow it seems JJ Abrams ran out of ideas for a conclusion and brought a villain back from the past. This is just one of the many flaws of this film, other areas of significance include the unwillingness to kill of any characters other then the obvious, the film retracts many such made such as Chewie supposed demise and and Rey's fate by Palpatine, the movie ends up feeling way to save and copy many plot-points from the past with a simple character swap. Some good points include Carries Fisher' s inclusion into the film from unused footage from TFA which oddly fits in nicely, except for her fate which somewhat suggest Leia is weak because of the manner of her death. Characters backstory such at Poe seems copy and paste from Han Solo' s spin off film. While this film has impressive visuals, and stunning set pieces and acting mostly overall. It still feels rushed and over-stuffed with fan service and nods to past films.