Feeling like a kid again.

Rating: 9/10 (25 December 2019)

All I wanted out of this movie was the general impression that this was a classic Star Wars story to end the Skywalker saga. I wanted the feeling I had in 1977....and I GOT IT. This was very good and the ending was fitting. My 11 year-old daughter was with me and she cried several times, so she was emotionally invested in the story and was happy. I agree with cramming so much in to straighten out the mess with "The Last Jedi" was a tough nut to crack. This movie works and works well. It's not perfect. That's okay with me because I left the theater feeling I was entertained and put into the classic struggle between good vs evil. This movie delivered on that. The only thing I would have wanted was Anakin Skywalker force ghost also counseling Rey with Luke's force ghost, or Anakin's FG in the Sith grand room. To me that would have bookended the beginning/ending. I'm happy Rose didn't have much dialogue. Chewy and Lando was great. I do think it's important to not overly nit-pick it. Yes, Kathleen Kennedy and Rian Johnson were terrible people to touch Star Wars. The way they worked older scenes with Carrie Fisher/Leah works. Palpatine was a great villain being the ultimate puppet master. It's love/hate with that character. This was a general audience crowd pleaser and it delivered on that. We plan to watch this many times.