One of the Worst and Most Disappointing Star Wars Films

Rating: 1/10 (20 December 2019)

I've never walked out of a Star Wars movie more disappointed than I was with this one. It's even worse than The Last Jedi. It honestly makes The Last Jedi more tolerable. The dialogue is AWFUL, and it's just as bad and sometimes worse than the prequels. There is SO MUCH exposition, it feels like a video game. The plot is so loose and bad, it basically revolves around going to get a macguffin to get another macguffin and they keep doing that until the final battle. It's that bad. None of the old or new characters are developed in this film, the story is not interesting or developed at all. It's honestly a really bad plot that's barely held together by fan service and nostalgia. There's an "Avengers Assemble" type moment at the end of this film that is forced, and I didn't care about ANY of it. I found Kylo's turn to be very rushed and way too easy. He couldn't be swayed once and there isn't enough development in this film or TLJ to make his turn convincing. I hated it, this further shows how unimaginative the writers are and the lack of creativity and uniqueness in this film along with the whole trilogy. Darth Vader 2.0, really?! Also the Sith Fleet is literally just the Death Star again, THE FOURTH FLIPPING TIME! JJ can you not come up with anything original?! Reylo kiss was laugh out loud levels of bad and extremely forced and cringeworthy. The Emperor stuff, his plan, and the explanation (or lack there of) of how he's here and how he's been able to do what he's been doing is honestly laughable and embarrassing. The choice to bring back the Emperor just felt like a desperate move by the filmmakers, and in the end the choice did not feel justified at all, and it kind of ruins the importance and impact of Vader's sacrifice in the OT. Rey's character was vastly disappointing in this film as well, and there's a choice made with her character that was so cheap and gimmicky and it lessens the impact of the story. And I can't believe I'm saying this, but the humor in this film is more embarrassing and cringeworthy than it was in the prequels as well as The Last Jedi. Palpatine creating Snoke was a cop out and further shows that they had no plan going into this trilogy and his inclusion was a desperate attempt to have a threatening antagonist, and they failed miserably. I almost laughed out loud when Kylo got YEEEEEETed off the cliff by Palpatine. Sigh. I have never been more disappointed in a Star Wars movie before.