You Want Star Wars? We'll Give You Star Wars!

Rating: 2/10 (20 December 2019)

This movie seems to be a direct response to any criticism that fans had with The Last Jedi, and everything comes together in a completely incoherent mess. While watching The Rise of Skywalker, I felt like I was watching a 2+ hour long advertisement for sweet sweet merchandise. Retcons were made for the sake of restoring icons to the franchise, characters were boiled down to their stereotypes, and expanded universe material sprinkled in to please the dire hards. When you try to pander to everyone, you impress no one.