A Tough Situation

Rating: 6/10 (20 December 2019)

I think J.J. setup some really interesting things in VII and had a clear idea of what he wanted in the series. After Johnson said "no" to everything in VIII, J.J. has tried to salvage what he could of his vision, try to continue where Johnson left off, and try (too hard, I think) to bring all the nostalgia of the entire saga to an epic end.
Did it work? Kinda. There were many, many moments that I got swept into the magic of Star Wars; I laughed, I nearly cried, I got excited by lightsabers and force powers. But there were equal moments of, "Wait, what was that?"
It is an enjoyable movie and the spectacle is fantastic. I just wish we had one consistent vision in this new trilogy.