The force is with this one!

Rating: 10/10 (21 December 2019)

I'm completely baffled by the poor reviews. I am a bit of a fanboy of star wars and have been since I was a kid. I am an avid reader of all the star wars universe books and there has been lots of ups and downs along the way on both the films and books. This was as up as it comes.
Loved the tone, fitted in completely with the originals. Best of the Disney films, only Rogue One came close to this one but I did enjoy 7 and 8. Had a few twists and turns and if you avoid spoilers you will get a few surprises along the way.
Didn't cop out on the ending and go all perfect on us. Visual effects were the best of all the star wars films to date. If I had to complain, I thought the music didn't quite hit the right notes for me!
There appears to be a narrative that Star Wars fans don't like the new Star Wars films, but this is completely against my personal experience. I watched with my wife and 11 year old daughter and all three of us were captivated. Did exactly what it should do, amaze, enthral, weep and cheer.
Watch and enjoy. Ignore the haters who have clearly made their mind up before actually watching.
Wanna fall asleep to a Sci Fi film, watch Ad Astra. You want to woop and cheer, watch this.