Flat: Like watching someone playing a computer game

Rating: 2/10 (23 December 2019)

Positives: Finn has gained some dignity, (but unfortunately no storyline) Poe is feisty and has hints of a life outside of this mess (though why doesn't his missus take her helmet off -silly). C3PO is back in the fold - nice 👍.
But the rest is like Jumanji in space, or an extended trailer for a computer game.
As the movie dragged out, I began to detach John Williams themes soaring above shortened, quick cut scenes : without this score lulling us into believing we were watching Star Wars, it would have been even more apparent how dire the franchise has become.
Palpatine barely got out of his chair, as I fell numb with the lack of dramatic tension. Despite the hamming up and the row upon row (cut and paste) of death-Star capable star destroyers, I had not one bit of emotional investment. The film doesn't represent the culmination of this Trilogy or a 9 movie arc. It is a stand alone , a make-it-up-as-we-go-along barrel scraper.
No desire to see it again.