"Will this agony never end!?"

Rating: 5/10 (24 December 2019)

It's blatantly obvious that Disney did not have the whole trilogy set out from the start. Can we even call this a trilogy when the middle film reversed the plot instead of progressing it? The whole thing is like some frustrated tug-of-war. Trying to be nostalgic, but never pulls it off because the classic characters never felt the same. The "treasure hunt" plot here is such a lazy cop-out. The whole thing seemed to be playing in fast-forward. Any surprising moment was instantly reversed in the next scene. The plot was never given a second to just BREATHE - so none of the pay-offs matter. Entire plot lines are introduced and concluded within 5 minutes. Hilarious that Finn get a THIRD forced love interest. (Rose was paid dust here - her character is completely pointless!) Rey / Kylo "connection" scenes were way too overplayed. What was with all the lightsabers flying around everywhere? Complete nonsense - I actually think it's worse than The Last Jedi. At least there was an attempt at themes in that film.