Reviews lost in politics

Rating: 7/10 (20 December 2019)

In a time where we will judge a movie and start slating purely based on a trailer that we saw 6 months ago it is hard to get a genuine reaction to a film.
Take "The rise of skywalker" for instance. Two years ago we were treated to the marmite that was "The last jedi", critic adored it and fans hated it in equal measure, unfortunately I came in the latter although I found more to like on a 2nd viewing. Trolls rose out of the shadows and grownups overreacted, threw temper tantrums and declared their childhood destroyed. Two years on here we are with "the rise of skywalker" and once again we are in the marmite phase only this time its the critics who are getting angry.
Is the film perfect? Not by a long shot. The first 30 minutes feels rushed as we race fro maguffin to maguffin but there is a point where the film levels out and I finally found myself unclenching and enjoying the film.
I really enjoyed "the force awakens" and hoped for a similar feel. Unfortunately it felt like JJ had a lot of boxes to tick however with the detour and scrapping of future plot point courtesy of Rian Johnson, and the tragic passing of Carrie Fisher, JJ has been handed ball of wool that he needs to untangle and all things considered he does a pretty good job.
I would have loved it had he been a bit braver in relation to certain characters surviving/dying. Some of the new characters are instantly forgettable but that's more of an issue with them being underwritten and I feel like a few missteps were taken with "the force" but I guess they can do what they like, they're writing it, it's up to me to get on board.
Is this a 1/10 defiantly not, those who rank it so are your trolls, is it a 10/10, no it is not. I'm just glad I saw it and made my own opinions and I hope you all do the same.