Entertaining yet disappointing and messy.

Rating: 7/10 (20 December 2019)

The Rise of Skywalker is... a lot. The movie tries to please fans with nostalgia and action, while also answering the questions from the previous two films, trying to undo things from The Last Jedi, introduce new characters and worlds, and even bring back Palpatine. It's a lot to cope with, and for the first 45 minutes, the movie felt all over the place and I felt lost.
This movie is the result of Disney having no roadmap whatsoever with this trilogy from the beginning. It doesn't feel complete and it doesn't feel satisfying. What once was an ambitious and exciting start with The Force Awakens ends in mediocrity and confusion. There is too much in The Rise of Skywalker that simply feels like damage control.
That said, it's certainly not a bad movie. The visuals are stunning and John Williams does an amazing job with the score. The Rise of Skywalker is also quite funny at times and there are moments which are just good action-packed fun. It delivers on those aspects.