Give it Time - This Movie Will be More Loved as Time Passes

Rating: 9/10 (21 December 2019)

If you thought The Last Jedi moved too slowly (although I didn't), this film does the complete opposite. Action or fast-paced storytelling pretty much from start to finish. Lots of questions answered and plot points wrapped up. But as with any film made by people, it still has its unresolved plot points and questions. After seeing it for the first time, it's a lot to take in.
There's a lot to unravel and understand from this film, and I think it's one that will require many viewings in order to understand more fully. However, the overall direction was intriguing, thought provoking, and quite the journey to wrap up a 9 part film saga.
Is it the best film in the saga? No. But it's certainly packed full of everything you love about Star Wars: action, saber battles, strong force connections, interesting characters, and of course, the Force.
Instead of enjoying it, many will probably try to nitpick and complain about every detail that "isn't the same as George Lucas's vision." That's unfortunate as I've enjoyed pretty much everything Star Wars including this film. When it's all said and done, I've been taken to a galaxy far, far away on one of the greatest adventures in history. From Phantom Menace to Rise of Skywalker, through film and tv series, I've been transported to that galaxy and have enjoyed it. I hope other viewers can have that same experience. Sometimes we focus so much on critiquing things that we fail to let the film do what it was meant to do in the first place: entertain and transport us to that amazing place of adventure where anything is possible.