An adequate ending

Rating: 8/10 (18 April 2020)

First of all, I'm not an incredible Star Wars fan : I enjoyed the whole saga but the storyline isn't as extraordinary as one would expect from this legendary movie series. But this last episode gave me chills.
The first time I watched it I hadn't seen all the references to the previous Star Wars episodes, but the second time really opened my eyes on all the brilliant work that has been done to close the main storylines. Given that Star Wars is one of the most famous movie series in the world, this last episode had to be particularly hard to conclude given that millions of fans were waiting for it.
The movie contains some of the best shots of the saga : epic battles and beautiful scenes, unexpected(and quite coherent) revelations, and hope (which is kind of the key word of the Star Wars movies).
It also contains an incredible soundtrack, with the end of the movie reminding the apparition of Rey(her theme as a scavenger) in the saga and the beginning of the Star Wars series, like to close the loop.
I understand why some are disappointed : for a last episode it had to be perfect and isn't.
One of the things I didn't like was the stupidity of the dark side : if Rey's ending scene is extraordinarily beautiful, the Rebellion doesn't seem to struggle against what should be the Dark Side at his best (they have the firepower but their battle strategy is incredibly stupid).
So yes it could have been perfect, but I think "Star Wars : Episode IX" is a very enjoyable and well-thought-out movie.