Formulaic Nonsense

Rating: 3/10 (19 March 2020)

Well, this was a disappointment.
I'm almost tempted to say that this is the worst movie of the franchise, and I'm a Star Wars lover since childhood.
Such a formulaic, standard movie. Everything looks good, visually, but it's simply too much. Why the need for a million things on screen at any given moment? Why can't Rey or Kylo keep their lightsabers turned off if they aren't using them? Why do every lightsaber duel involve at least 50% pointless spins and turns.
And the references to earlier movies... Ugh... They are neverending and make me cringe. They reuse old lines and old scenes are ripped off entirely. If something was in an earlier movie and is even remotely iconic (or a merchandise hit) then you can bet it's in here somewhere.
Here's the entire dialogue from start to finish summarised: "we are *friends*", "we're in this *together*", you get the idea.
Even the score I didn't like, because like everything else in this movie, it's just too much, all the time. I don't really know who is responsible for the score because the info is a little vague on that (except that John Williams did the original scores).
The only reason this movie gets a 3 out of 10 from me is because Kylo Ren and a few other characters are still cool, and some things look good.
Seriously, I could go on all day, but now that I've watched it and had the pleasure of finally pressing the stop button, I think I'll just try to forget this movie exists.