Not the good Star Wars, but had its moments

Rating: 5/10 (22 December 2019)

Even though there were elements of this movie that were beyond ridiculous (i.e. Palpatine (I'm back!) and where did that 'largest fleet of absurdly over-powered star destroyers in the galaxy' come from), it was not the intelligence insulting abomination that The Last Jedi was. It had some genuinely interesting moments and largely got back to the 'used universe' that made the original unique. Now I understand why so many directors quit these movies for 'creative differences'. I expect it is because they are largely Disney board of directors written. This is not the end to end excellence of Rogue One or the Mandalorian, but it's watchable and maybe even re-watchable for the interesting elements thrown in. If you are a Star Wars fan you will be going to see this no matter what it was, but fortunately it is watchable and interesting on a scene by scene basis. Just don't think too hard (or at all) about the story.