Ignore the critics reviews

Rating: 8/10 (20 December 2019)

Spoiler free:
The rise of Skywalker, I went in with expectations pretty low after that heap of filth the last jedi, I am pleased to report that the movie not only exceeded my low expectations, however that small slither of hope I had that it was good was also exceeded.
It's a shame because the movie would have been so much stronger if 8 actually developed the plot at all, it means you might find the pacing a bit mental as they basically have to cover 2 films plot in one film.
With that said, for the most part I was actually quite satisfied with it, it wasn't the story I wanted them to tell, it wasn't the story they were meant to tell but they done the best they could with the guidelines they were given.
At first I wasn't even going to see it in the cinema which is a huge deal for me, I am an avid star wars fan, however after seeing the critics give it such low reviews I thought it might actually be a good star wars movie, if they gave the last jedi a 91/100 and this a 50/100 then this must do everything different, which it did. I know some people who, somehow, enjoyed the last jedi, you may not enjoy this movie, it doesn't destroy everything good about star wars and it doesn't ram political agendas down your throat so you might want to wait for it to go to DVD.
Star of the show for me was ma boi babu, you'll know why once you've watched it, the ending was a bit of a let down, but that is to be expected, they didn't have the time needed to get a good ending, or at the very least the ending I think they wanted to tell.
TLDR I recommend going to see it. It's not perfect but it's worth watching.