This literally has EVERYTHING "fans" wanted

Rating: 8/10 (20 December 2019)

The Rise of Skywalker is a masterpiece, crafted with a blend of everything that made every one of the other Star Wars movies "great." Random adventure plot sequencing like the prequels? Check. Massive space battle and epic lightsaber fights? Check. Some corniness sprinkled throughout? Check.
Plus the bonuses of a proper director and production team: CG that doesn't look ridiculous? Check, in the right places. Actually believable lines? Check. Chemistry between the characters that WORKS? Check. Emotional appeal? Check.
And yet everyone complains. "Fans" only have themselves to blame for the "convoluted mess" of the sequel trilogy. We should be grateful it even exists at all, and especially that Lucas didn't direct it. Lucas isn't the hero everyone says he is. The editors saved A New Hope, Lawrence Kasdan saved Empire Strikes Back, and it all started downhill with Return of the Jedi. Truth is, John Williams is the reason any of this is as popular as it is.
The complainers just want to stick it to the "big corporate filmmakers." Fine then. Go make your own film. Show them how it "should" be. If you can make me and my brother actually cry during the movie, then you'll earn some cred.
Until then, The Rise of Skywalker was an epic and perfectly-executed conclusion. 8/10.