A fitting end and well recovered by JJ Abrams

Rating: 5/10 (22 December 2019)

At points in this movie I was torn between utter amazement and bitter disappointment. JJ Abrams managed to piece the franchise back together but truth be told it was tarnished by the end if episode 7. The origin of Rey was a shock (welcomed) but the FINAL ORDER and the first scenes were chilling to the core. But forced lines and hammy performances can't be glossed over. Daisy Ridley was pretty awful and a stronger script would have helped her. An awkward goodbye and CGI for Carrie Fisher made me sad but then lack of Rose Tico made me happy (or should I say they didn't make her character lame this time). Plenty of laughs and some EPIC scenes made this an emotionally satisfying farewell but I can't help but feel it could have been so much more had the trilogy not been ruined by Rhian Johnson and politically correct agendas.