Somehow worse than The Last Jedi

Rating: 2/10 (26 December 2019)

I am an OG fan, love every moment of the original 3, and while the entertainment value of the prequels dips a bit, the story is still fantastic in overall arc and logic.
The sequel films to me were a weak stories but fun Force Awakens. Then a disaster of The Last Jedi. While pretty and tightly directed, the story is a complete disappointment and way too heavy a critique of current American politics, which give the film a short shelf like. It also heavily fractured the lore of Lucas and hence the fan base. Worse, it ended almost every plot line before their time and rendered the final chapter moot.
This is the start of the problem with The Rise of Skywalker. There is essentially no plot to start, and the plot devices used show that JJ Abrams wanted to retcon back to his original story plans, but the retcon didn't really fix Rian's lack of understanding of Star Wars lore.
TROS was just a mess. Nonsense plot, overpowered force users (think Marvel superhero), complete lack of logic, and finally a concentrated effort to make every second of Lucas' films irrelevant. Basically nothing that came in the first 6 films has much bearing on the story or motivations. The action is constant? But never tense, not for one moment will you fear for the good guys, and the formerly sinister villains are reduced to paper thin feckless characters repeating lines from previous films.
I have many casual and dedicated star wars friends and most enjoyed the film. I felt like it was a 2.5 hour middle finger to Lucas and the use of mythology. Nothing more than a popcorn summer film with no soul and no purpose.