Some disappointments but good overall

Rating: 7/10 (24 June 2020)

In the ninth and final episode of the Star Wars series: Rey (Daisy Ridley) is a young Jedi warrior and a member of the Resistance who are fighting against the dictatorship known as The First Order which is led by Kylo Ren (Adam Driver).
With eight episodes before it, it's quite hard for the current film to up the ante especially considering the greatness of first two released in 1977 and 1980.
Despite expensive production values, "The Rise of Skywalker" lacks suspense. In many battle sequences, the "good guys" get out of trouble relatively quickly with too few surprises. Even the grand finale was good but it seemed to come up short. It's more than fair to expect more considering the finale was also concluding a grand, renowned series.
Despite these shortcomings, the film can still move the heart with amazing production values and familiar characters, some of whom we've loved for so long. And it was so nice to see the late Carrie Fisher just one more time. - dbamateurcritic