Disappointing

Rating: 2/10 (27 December 2019)

As a Star Wars fan I do not mind being pandered to but as fan of movies what I need most is a well told story. Unfortunately Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker is heavy on the pander and downright amateurish on story telling. What attempts to pass for a cohesive story is a series of scenes that jump from place to place for almost 2 1/2 hours. Rey, Finn, Poe, and Kylo Ren all regress in character depth and exploration. The big reveal of Rey's origins is interesting but script is so bland in spots and laughable in others that it renders the reveal nearly pointless. There was several wrongs from The Last Jedi that I had hoped would be made right by J.J. Abrams but sadly we only get horse like creatures running on a moving space ship...while in space! Just absurd. It seems the force has left the building.