Boring and Predictable

Rating: 4/10 (29 April 2020)

This movie is extremely dull to watch and one of the worst Star Wars movies ever made. But perhaps I should be fair. There are some decent moments in the film. The visuals are pretty solid. Kylo Ren was the best character. The movie was never boring. Um..., at least we got another 'Do It' from Palpatine? (I'm really grasping at straws here).
This movie feels like JJ Abrams giving a middle finger to the Last Jedi. And while that film did have it's problems, instead of effectively undoing all the narrative decisions of the previous movie, they should have tried to at least have a movie that builds up on the story set by The Last Jedi.
The movie spends most of it's runtime on some cliche McGuffin plot, jumping from one planet to another. The movie introduces so many new characters and locations, that there is hardly any time left for our main heroes.
This movie does not feel like a film that someone wanted to make, or a vision that a filmmaker had. Rather, it feels like a desperate attempt to please as many fans as possible. In trying to please everyone, this movie has ended up pleasing no one.
Out of all the films in the sequel trilogy this one is the least controversial among fans, and it's easy to see why. No plan, no vision, no passion. Just spectacle for spectacle's sake. Star Wars fans deserved better.