Don't bother

Rating: 4/10 (22 December 2019)

The Skywalker saga isn't special anymore. The original trilogy is arguably the most influential series of films in the science fiction fantasy genre. The prequel trilogy, as hated and flawed as they are, show a new era of this world and believably build to the original trilogy in a satisfying way. The first six episodes were someone's vision and filled with imagination. This trilogy is capitalizing on what you love and doesn't dare do anything new unless it's a subversion of expectations that purely exist for a cheap shock factor. This does not feel like a Star Wars movie, it feels like a young fan's wishlist and theories stretched for two hours and twenty movies. Disney has proven they can tell smaller but well done Star Wars stories with Rogue One and The Mandalorian, but they have no idea how to tell the Skywalker saga. This movie is bantha poodoo. The episodic saga ended in 2005 with Revenge of the Sith. This movie doesn't ruin the whole saga, it just ruins this trilogy. If you love Star Wars, don't waste your time or money on this one.