glad I didn't listen to the negative crowd ...

Rating: 9/10 (18 January 2020)

Fortunately I went to see this film in a state of open-mindedness ... and thoroughly enjoyed it! Later I browsed the opinions online and was saddened to see that the adolescent negativity that infects so much of the internet had damaged and deranged so many ...
The Rise of Skywalker is something of a tour de force -- easily the best Star Wars film since The Empire Strikes Back. ... I'm working on a detailed essay about this film and will expand this review later (if IMDb lets me) ... In the meantime I suggest viewers put aside the opinions of the mob and go see this film ready to take an astonishing ride into the Dark Side ...