This is the end, folks

Rating: 8/10 (27 January 2020)

I remember back when we all thought "Revenge Of The Sith" would be the last "Star Wars" movie, but now, it looks like it will be this. I'm sad to say that this is the least critically acclaimed Star Wars episode entry, even lower than "The Phantom Menace". That being said, I still enjoyed it and even saw it to commemorate my grandmother (and last living grandparent) dying. For a movie almost two and a half hours long, it really does go at a great pace for me. My complaints are the same as yours, as it's never really explained how Emperor Palpatine came back to life after falling down a shaft in "Return Of The Jedi" that then exploded. You can tell they just wanted to bring the character back and for the little screen time he has, he does make it work.
There's more dumb things about it, like what was the purpose of Palpatine even creating Snoke in the first place? Why didn't he just lead the Order by himself from the get go? Yes, it gets predictable with Kylo Ren reforming (he's a member of the Skywalker family, what'd you expect?), but overall it's worth checking out. I also liked having C-3PO playing a bigger role seeing as how in most of these movies, he's just there because he (and R2D2) are in every movie. Decide for yourself whether the prequels are better than the sequels as that is being addressed now. The other movies were way better, but for a conclusion, this is still nice. ***