Disappointingly average

Rating: 6/10 (19 December 2019)

You can tell J.J. Abrams had a specific direction for this trilogy and Rian went off the rails in regards to that direction. The third film tries to undo the doing of Rian Johnson's film which in a way makes the overall trilogy feel disjointed. I believe a fan-edit can help correct this mess in the future, combining scenes from VIII and IX to make a coherent story. Having Palpatine at the very beginning didn't feel organic, it felt as if he was supposed to be introduced in VIII and was not, so as a result, tacked on with a rushed first half. I hope that this specific film ends up having a couple hours of additional footage that can convert this disasterpiece into a miniseries that attempts to balance the storytelling - wishful thinking, however. Next time, keep the same filmmaker for the entire trilogy - it may had worked for the original trilogy but clearly does not work in today's reality where mostly everyone is completely divided in perspective.
6/10 - Not horrible but definitely not great.