Forget the critics. See the film.

Rating: 9/10 (22 December 2019)

The "professionals" (movie critics) criticizing this new film have consistently stated that it was "too safe" or "without vision or progression for the plot."
These same critics reveled in the Last Jedi...
A film where the whole plot was solely surrounded on outrunning or escaping the First Order in the galaxy's slowest spaceship chase.
Star Wars has always been about the characters, the nostalgia, the "wow" moments, and YES the fans.

R.o.S. had plenty of these moments, while TLJ has few.
rough edges in the new film? Goofiness? Some holes? SURE. But J.J. knows what the heart of SW is and he did great bringing that spirit back. That heart/ spirit of the series is something R. Johnson never grasped.

That's my criticism.
And I don't necessarily hate TLJ. Just certain parts.
Fans > Critics
ROS > TLJ