Better than TLJ in my opinion

Rating: 8/10 (21 December 2019)

Look, I didn't *hate* TLJ, but it was definitely a bit of a mess, and ruined a lot of the story progression in ways that I wasn't sure the trilogy could recover from. To my surprise, Rise of Skywalker managed to fix it but it suffered heavy losses in the process; the film feels a little bit all over the place, with scenes being cut short and the plot progressing at a ridiculously fast pace throughout. There are important chunks missing largely due to the loss of Carrie Fisher whose scenes were mostly unrelated snippets worked into the story (and very well done I must say, there just weren't enough of them). If this film had been two films, I think the issues with pace would have been fixed.
TLDR: it's good, and what's not good I blame on TLJ. I will go see it again, as even with the flaws I did enjoy it. The best out of this trilogy is still Force Awakens.