An epic saga finally reaching an end with plenty of emotions and action that may leave you wanting more.

Rating: 10/10 (22 December 2019)

Star Wars: the Rise of Skywalker (5 out of 5 stars).
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is an epic conclusion to the series which delivers and may satisfy for Star wars fans. J.J. Abrams delivers a conclusion to the series. The Last Jedi was still a great movie. But the characters choices and origins was not at all satisfying. Abrams does open this movie with a few surprises which brings back a character from the previous set of movies. I will try to avoid spoilers with this film. It is best to see for yourself and get the reaction when it happens.
The plot begins a year after the last movie. Rey (Daisy Ridley) is training herself to be a jedi. Finn (John Boyega) and Poe (Oscar Isaacs) are on a beacon trail to a hidden star system. Which the first order base may be at. Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) is on a search for Rey.
The film opens with a surprise return of a character which will leave you with goosebumps. The first hour the movie spends Rey, Finn, and Poe on a chase from the first order. While trying to discover a beacon to search for a planet that the death star ruins are at. There is plenty of action sequences that will leave you at the edge of your seat. The visual effects are amazing and big. John Williams music score delivers one last epic battle. Some of the action was awesome. With a desert planet and a speeder chase scene. To a pretty cool lightsaber battle with Rey and Kylo by the ocean with huge waves. And a final space battle. J.J. Tries to fill in as many space ships in one screen. With lots of explosions.
I did expected a little different climax. Was hoping for a big epic climatic lightsaber battle like Revenge of the Sith. This movie did have a different climax which was still good. The film does put you in an emotional roller coaster. With tying up loose end with characters. Leia (Carrie Fisher) role was a key moment for the story. Sure, they used deleted footage from the last two movies to make it work. Which nearly worked and it did not feel out of place. The film does have a twist with a character revealing their origins or discovering who they are. Which was awesome.
I know some people will not like how this movie went. There is a course correction from what Last Jedi did. It is what happens when you have different writers with The Force Awakens being J.J. Abrams take. And Rian Johnson taking over for Last Jedi. Abrams came to a conclusion with this movie and gives us a satisfying movie with the characters origins.
Overall, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is a great film. I loved it. J.J. Abrams direction and cowriting the script brought an epic conclusion to the skywalker series. It has plenty of action, visual effects, and an emotional story to make this worth watching on the big screen.