Think for yourselves

Rating: 8/10 (19 December 2019)

Ignore all of the terrible reviews the movie is being bombarded with and don't let them make up your mind.
I went to see the 12:01am session so I was not influenced by any reviews (negative or positive) before seeing it.
After seeing all the hatred towards this film I was shocked, I feel as the viewers are being misled by these reviews which made me want to show you the other side of this story.
This movie attempted to do the impossible: finishing the skywalker trilogy. And I've got to say, they did a really good job.
This Star Wars film incorporated both old and new characters which we've grown to love, to create this shared experience of the love for Star Wars with not only the us as the audience but as well as the cast.
The storyline was interesting and was definitely filled to the brim with plot twists and surprises (a surprise to be sure, but a welcome one).
Lots of lightsaber battles. I mean like what loads. Maybe a little too much? I felt like they just put a few in there because they can (still progressed the plot line), still really enjoyed them, because I mean come on, lightsaber battles.
The use of the magnificent John Williams recaptured key and beloved memories from earlier films through the masterpiece which is his music. My only problem was there were one or two key scenes which lacked his work. Personally I believe the absence of this didn't allow these scenes to reach their full potential. Still were really well done though.
I felt like there were a few scenes which had me wondering what was even happening, maybe due to the scene being a little bit dark which made the characters blend into the background, but this can be easily resolved by rewatching it. Which I will.
None-the-less, an absolutely astounding and wonderful end to the entire skywalker saga, tying up loose ends and unanswered questions but also leaving us with the beauty of new questions which makes us feel this story is truly never over.
To sum it all up? Amazing, heartwarming, a beautiful conclusion, a real pick up from the last Jedi and 100% has rewatch value (many, many times).