Feels more like Star Wars...but

Rating: 4/10 (25 December 2019)

I was really hoping that this movie would kind of return the Star Wars movies to form. I will say that it feels way more like a Star Wars movie than last Jedi. However, the fan service in this movie is upsetting at times. It's like they shoe horned in as much nostalgia as possible.
What I liked: the visuals are straight up incredible, the lightsaber fights are awesome, and the way they handled Carrie Fisher/Leia (my favorite part of the movie). Not a very long list...
Things that I really did not like: the pacing is way too fast and they tried to cram too much into the movie. There is entire segments of the movie that could just be removed. I also found the dialogue to be really cheesy. It was like every line had to be quotable or quippy. The family dynamic they tried to pull between the characters did not really work.
I love Star Wars and I hope they find their footing again, and I really tried to like this film, but it was honestly upsetting.