How did it come to this?

Rating: 5/10 (22 December 2019)

If you like the new trilogy so far then this is for you. But for a lot of older fans like me, Disney's handing of Star Wars has been a disaster that risks destroying the franchise altogether. Now JJ's bookend failure is complete. This latest effort does not move away from a rinse and repeat formula like that used for Force Awakens. Not does it rectify the total mess of Last Jedi. Rise of Skywalker boasts non-stop loud and shiny effects wrapped around a paper thin, stupid plot which desperately calls on a "fan service" lifeline. But what true fans would want something this silly and insulting?
With all the millions of dollars available at their disposal plus the "talent" on board you have to ask yourself... is this really the best they can come up with? Fortunately the last 3 attempts to continue the saga have been so poor it makes it easy to forget they happened and go back to Return of the Jedi as a fitting end to a proper story.