This movie IS damage control

Rating: 9/10 (29 December 2019)

Under the circumstances I think JJ Abrams did the best he could with what Rian Johnson left him to work with. No this trilogy is not amazing. The story had great potential which was all but ruined by Rian Johnson and Kathleen Kennedy in The Last Jedi. Despite having many important characters destroyed in the previous installment I feel like Abrams still managed to turn this into a decent story. I left the theater after watching The Last Jedi with a sickened feeling in my stomach. After watching The Rise of Skywalker I actually had a sense of satisfaction and closure.
P.S. Thank you JJ Abrams for putting Rose Tico on time-out in this one!!!