No Rules.

Rating: 4/10 (24 December 2019)

I won't go into detail why its only 4 Stars for this one, so here is what bugged me most.
There are no rules anymore! I had a problem with Episodes 7 and 8 as well in this respect, but here it's the worst. So what do I mean by that?
Obviously, some of it is connected to what a force wielder can do. For instance, we all know that a light saber can block blaster shots. If it's too many shots at once (Order 66), its too much, the Jedi (or Sith) dies. And here with Episode 9, there are absolutely no rules anymore. It's like watching Superman. The Jedi and Sith can do almost anything now. At least when it is convenient. I could not establish a (personal) ruleset throughout the movie, and that bugged me a lot. Don't get me wrong, they tried to explain even that, I think. But in my opinion, not believable.
Secondly: technology. Again, no rules! Here it's hard to argue without spoilers but I'll try. So in Episode 4-6 it's all about the death star and how hard it was to get plans for it, there even is a spin-off for that whole topic. Yeah, thats nice, it is really hard espionage work and a lot of people died for information. Not in Episode 9. Things just... are there. And don't get me started on battle tactics.
Third: Love. Friendship. Emotional ties. They don't just rain from the sky. They need to be earned. Again, Episodes 1-6: Fine! 7:ok, 8: meh. 9: WT!
Conclusion: I read some bad reviews before seeing the movie. That kinda saved me from disappointment. It made me buckle up and switch off my brain when the movie started. Furthermore, I'm not what you would call a hardline Star Wars Fan, but I really like the Universe (seen all movies, read Thrawn, Boba Fett and Han Solo Books among other). So with my brain shut down, the movie was a solid 4/10. It's below average because it made me cringe at about 4-5 scences throughout the movies. I had to ask my theater-mates 3 times why something in the movie happened because I did not get the reason at first. And there was a reason every time, even though that made some scenes even worse.
Fun fact. I watched the movie with two friends and their girlfriends. They (the women) have seen, like 2 of the Star Wars movies, so they were untainted. And in their opinion, it was a mediocre movie. Not epic but not all bad for sure. They also thought some scences extremely silly, but others they just took as they came. Thats what you expect of a Superhero Movie (their words).
So go, see the movie, switch off your brain an probably be fine. Cinematics are great. Nice effects, beautiful places, but thats it.
if you have just read a Brandon Sanderson Book, I suggest you don't do that because the movie will not make a lot of sense to you.
PS: I just came from Frozen 2, and boy this was way better. Proves to me that Disney CAN write a story if need be. So long and thanks for the fish... (Celebration every 42 years my a..)