As Good as it could have been

Rating: 10/10 (21 December 2019)

This was a good movie. JJ Abrams did an excellent job closing out a potentially disastrous trilogy. I didn't hate TLJ, but didn't love it either. The Rise of Skywalker closed nine movies coherently and served fans as well. The only person who should probably be upset by it is Rian Johnson. The story had moments where it was rushed, but there was a lot of ground to cover. I'm assuming some of that ground was supposed to be shared by TLJ, but instead TLJ had to be addressed more than it should have been. As someone who enjoys the entire anthology of Star Wars lore, I gave this one ten stars, if for nothing else being the best one of the trilogy by far.