Stop Worrying About the Man Behind the Curtain

Rating: 8/10 (20 December 2019)

You have already decided before you go to this movie whether or not you like it. There's so much focus on Star Wars politics, who's directing it, who owns Lucas films, and all that junk that people are going into this trying to see the politics through the story. This is not the adventures of Kathleen Kennedy and her battles against Sith Johnson with the help of Jedi Abrams. If you go into this movie thinking it's some kind of apology for TLJ or that it's going to "ruin" RotJ and it's all because George Lucas abandoned us and Kennedy sold out to the Disney corporate devils, then you will get what you are looking for.
This is a good story. Every negative review I have seen is about either some political nonsense or a detail in the film that actually makes sense if you were paying attention or if you know anything about the Star Wars extended universe. If you pay attention you will see the details and the easter eggs that make it good. You will see the great acting, the stunning visuals, and the emotional moments as a continuation and conclusion of a story that all of us have loved since it's inception.
So leave the politics on the angry internet and just go enjoy the story. Certainly it's not perfect but perfect is not a standard that can be met. It successfully accomplishes the very difficult task of concluding three trilogies and a large extended universe full of characters and details. Of course you'll find something you hate if you're looking for it. If you're looking for a great movie, you'll find that too.