Oh I don't think so

Rating: 5/10 (19 December 2019)

The Rise of Skywalker is possibly the worst Star Wars-movie I have ever seen. Do not let the "decent" rating fool you, I only give less than five stars to movie without either story, good dialogue or nice production. This is a good looking movie, but with no real story or any good dialogue...
I liked TFA, and I loved some parts of TLJ. Ultimately both those films please me. Episode IX on the other is a complete mess and failure.
The film introduces us to a whole new story based on nothing we have ever even heard of in the previous two films of the trilogy. Why is the Emperor back? Why? It is so lazy and most of all desperate.
None of the characters are given interesting storylines and all "good" moments are rushed. The quotation marks mean that they could've been good if they were given more time. One major plot-point though make it impossible for me to even appreciate some of these moments...
SPOILERS AHEAD!
SPOILERS!
Why, WHY, is Rey the granddaughter of Palpatine? Where did THAT come from? From nowhere, and they expect us to care? In the original trilogy storylines where given time, more specifically, they were given three whole movies. Here comes a rushed plot-point that is supposed to make us feel something. Guess what, it does not. Nothing leading into to this film has hinted to this. Nothing. It feels SO un-earned.
Finn, who in TFA was built up as a lead character, does nothing in this one. He's a side-character, a human Chewbacca. Scratch that, Chewbacca is far more interesting and emotional. I can't even understand what Chewie says yet his big emotional scene when Leia dies gives me more than anything Finn has ever said.
Poe is ok in this one, but his backstory feels so rushed as well, and I will never buy him being some sort of weird womanizer.
Hux being a spy, what was that? Where did that come from? Lando is ok, but let's face it he's just there to make us think of better Star Wars-films,
Disney failed with this trilogy because there is no overlaying arc. It feels as if three people made three films without seeing the others (and yes I know JJ made TFA but that's what it feels like).
My biggest flaw with this film comes in the final battle where Rey and Kylo (who turns good OF COURSE) start to have a cool scene fighting together but it cuts short and we get the quite possibly worst moment in Star Wars history where Rey has an Iron Man-moment and wins against boring Palpatine. Compare that to Luke's "I'm a Jedi, like my father before me"... Jesus. And then Kylo and Rey kiss. WHAT?! Why? Why ruin their somewhat of a sibling-relationship built up in TLJ? It's so cheesy and frankly, dumb.
So more to say, but for now let's end this by saying that this is for me the worst movie in the saga next to Phantom Menace. Even Clones is better, and nothing says more than that.
If you liked it, that's great. I don't understand you, but my allegiance is with democracy!