It is not as bad as the Internet wants you think it is

Rating: 8/10 (21 December 2019)

I went in the theater un-spoiled, only saw the teaser trailer when released, had seen some bad talk about it but discarded everything without going into them. I let the film pour over and give me what it had to give - to a person who saw the very original trilogy as a kid in the early 90s and the prequels as they emerged. And of course the 7th and 8th episode when they came.
The film has a massive load in it's shoulders to carry. The weight sat down on it by the original films and the years which have passed by and the fanbase accumulated from it all. How did it carry it..?
I enjoyed it, throughout. I wasn't a big fan of part 8 I have to admit but I might even want to see this again in the theater. I don't think it will go down to the history books as the ending of this epic space opera saga (nothing can!) but, nevertheless it was a mighty fine flick. So if you happen to read this, shake off those prejudices that someone might have planted to your head and give it a go. There has been so much talk about that the movie was tweaked here and there before release but this is what they gave us. And it was mighty fine - I walked out of the theatre an hour ago saying to my friends that I liked it and they all had the same feeling about the movie.