Stunningly sad

Rating: 3/10 (26 March 2020)

Why am I writing this? There are 6,800 reviews right now, no one's going to bother with this one. I guess I just wanted to let it out.
Like most people, I love the SW universe. I was a little on the fence with The Force Awakens, but it still felt okay. I'm one of the few who really loved Last Jedi. That one felt like a step toward making the franchise exciting and less predicable. This just left me feeling disappointed. There are obvious problems that I can point out, like the odd planet-hopping that happens, the strange story beats that involve killing characters off only to immediately take it back. Or the choice to undo the most interesting character development they had done with Kylo Ren.
The real result is that... it's boring. There are a few nice bits, and there are some well-directed sequences, but for the most part, it didn't hold my attention. And when it ended, I didn't think I'd want to revisit it.
What makes this feel sad to me is that it took away some of the enthusiasm I had for the SW movies. It hasn't taken away the quality of the other movies, but I no longer have a sense of excitement about upcoming SW movies.