An enjoyable Star Wars movie

Rating: 8/10 (30 December 2019)

I am not a huge Star Wars fan but do enjoy the Franchise. For me the first three movies are huge nostalgia trips and remind me of my childhood. They, I am positive, have been a huge influence on me and my ongoing passion for fantasy, science fiction and adventure. The second trilogy was fine, nothing to shout home about, with some decent memorable moments. This latest trilogy has been the same. It's introduced us to some great characters, re introduced us to some old friends and has been enjoyable. I do feel at times that the latest trilogy was trying a bit to hard at times. Trying to be too cool, too fun and too stylish and moody in periods. ROS was actually pretty good. Kylo Ren is the standout character for me. Steals the screen every time he appears. I find the new breed of hero a bit too young and not very interesting to be honest. Maybe that's a reflection on me getting older though and not them. For me the best bits actually involved the Droids and Chewbacca and again is maybe a bit of nostalgia kicking in. The ending appeared quite abrupt to me with not much closure or follow on for our heroes. It became very much all about Rey who I found the least interesting. I also really did not like her final scene and words which made no sense to me and left me rolling my eyes. The Finn character and his love angle also just seemed to fizzle out and be forgotten about during the final quarter of the movie. Anyway a decent movie, great action scenes and great special effects. A few gripes but a worthy entry into the Franchise.