Better than The Last Jedi, not as good as The Force Awakens

Rating: 5/10 (19 December 2019)

I hoped The Rise of Skywalker would fix the mess that was The Last Jedi, but it seems that Episode VIII was just too big of a disaster to clean up. This movie frantically jumps from scene to scene, striving to put right what once went wrong, without any real stakes or suspense. Everything feels flat and emotionless. It also tries to tie up all the loose ends left in the sequel trilogy but becomes tangled in its own web. This was a step back in the right direction for Star Wars, but sadly it's too little and too late.