Wrapping up a long roller coaster ride....

Rating: 9/10 (26 December 2019)

I am certain this film will not make sense to you if you have never seen any of the Star Wars movies or read the books. The 9th film in a series it is a bit of a mad sprint to the finish line and assumes some understanding of the past.
There are times the story will ramble in a direction that leads no where but in typical Star Wars fashion it meant to go there, often as a reference to bring the past to the present. If you were a true fan of the series it was a nod to those who took the ride along the way.
A great popcorn movie, I never wanted to get up and always felt the story was set at a pace that allowed the action to sink in and the story to unfold and allow the audience to be a part of it. It is a find way to end the story as well.
We all knew from the earliest of films how the story was going to end. The guys in white always seem to overcome the guys dressed in black. Been that way since the first cowboy film was ever produced.
Episode IX is a film I will see again before it leaves the theater and I hope others will enjoy it as much as I did. You MUST go to see this in the theater not only for the big screen appreciation but the audience. I know my family absolutely loved the 2 guys that came in with their own light sabers carrying a 3 foot tall R2D2 filled with popcorn and soda. Hysterical!