Right there with the Star Wars Christmas Special

Rating: 1/10 (18 December 2017)

I'll lay off spoilers.
If Chapter VII is called the Force Awakens, Chapter VIII should have been titled the Force Goes Back to Sleep.
I think perhaps the most exciting this about this movie was the opening crawl. . . . and then there the audience sat at the cliff of sure disaster.
There was little if any redeeming value and by the time we got about 90 minutes in, I wasn't sure if I was going to stay or go. It was painful.
If we were to compare the second installment of this latest trilogy to the second installment of the original trilogy, we should expect a much darker, compelling story-line where the good guy doesn't get the win. The previous chapter sure set it up to be that way. Instead, Rian Johnson gave us something entirely different. The Last Jedi tried to be lighthearted and funny. It was neither.
You're lucky to get 20 minutes of movie time if you're expecting answers to questions you were asking after The Force Awakens. Who is Snoke? Who were Rey's parents? What was Luke going to do about training Rey?
Instead, this follow-up gives us Star Wars legends who have become incredibly weak, worthless character introductions, insignificant cameos, annoying creature introductions, a planetary side adventure that could have been cut out altogether. . . . AND above all else, a very weak and disjointed story line. To me, is seems like Disney put their efforts into marketing and selling toys and completely ignored substance.
I wish they could get a do-over on this one because the opportunity to hit the grand slam was there. The problem was we had Casey at the Bat. and Mr. Johnson whiffed badly.