Don't get hung up on the details

Rating: 9/10 (31 December 2019)

I love star wars. Always have always will. I was terrified I wouldn't like this after hating tlj but thankfully J.J saved the day. It starts out at breakneck speed and I was worried it would run out of steam halfway through but again J.J nailed it. I think wisely the opening scroll shaved off about an hours worth of storytelling. I won't spoil it but it does. It's a little hard to swallow at first but given how off the rails tlj took the narrative I think it was an attempt to undo the damage without losing to much screen time, it won't be to everyone's taste I'm sure but it worked for me. At first I was unsure how this movie was going to play out it seemed to be lacking that star wars atmosphere but again I think that was just cramming in a lot of setup in the first twenty minutes or so. Most likely because Rian Johnston's movie left so little to work with. Once the domino's were set up I found it thrilling and utterly enjoyable. There was a nice little moment fairly early into it involving Chewbacca that totally fooled me into almost storming out. I thought it was more of the same disrespect for beloved characters the previous entry was guilty off, and I was livid(briefly). Thankfully it was a misdirection and order was restored. I liked the story some people didn't and that's there opinion but for me it was fun and I was invested emotionally right till the end. I personally think it's a fitting end to the 9 films I've loved, (some more than others episode 1 and 2 I'm looking at you) even the last jedi (hated it) seems less bad now I know how the saga ends. My advice go see it and don't listen to the negative reviews even if you don't love it, it's the bookend to a great series.