I don't get the negative reviews.

Rating: 10/10 (26 December 2019)

I was born in 1977, grew up with Star Wars, and it's always been one of my favorites. I didn't love the prequels, but was able to overlook Jar Jar, and enjoyed the choreography. I didn't like the politics side, nor the third movie, in the prequel but those movies were ok. The first in this new series I thought was great, but the second was garbage. In other words, I'm not a pedantic Star Wars fan but I have my limits.
For a fan like me...this movie was near perfect. This is especially true when you consider the mess they had to clean up after episode 8. Rise of the Skywalker was way way better than I expected, and I expect a lot from J.J. Abrams.
I've seen it twice now. It was even better the second time. My 5 yr old son entered not liking Star Wars and left a fan. He and my wife both cried during it twice. All told I've seen it with 5 people now and they all loved it along with me.
The choreography was prefect this time the sword play was better...faster paced and more fluid and logical. The music and mood was better. The characters were better, with better lines and acting. There is a sense of power during many of the scenes that far surpasses any of the other films and this creates a sense of awe and excitement. At times it is a little funny but not in a cheap way. It does feel long but it needs to be in order to resolve the series.
If you are the type that might say something like the "Awe common, book 12 of XYZ says the force can't do that" then you might, not like this movie. And I recommend that you chill out and enjoy the ride. For everyone else, you'll love it.
If it was shorter people would complain about plot holes. If it was too serious, and worried about following some special rules, it would bore some people. If it didn't pay some fan service people would complain about things that could have been done that wasn't. You can't please them all.
Star Wars fans need to chill out and thank the stars that at least Lucas didn't have the reigns. This flick is awesome and I'm glad they did a good job on the last one.
So I don't get the bad reviews. It feels like entitlement complaining to me. Trolling almost. So don't buy it.