Wow! The Redemption of Luke Skywalker! *MILD spoilers ahead.*

Rating: 9/10 (16 December 2017)

This movie is going to divide. Once the hype and emotions settle I think it will go down as one of the best in the series. A definitive improvement over TFA. Like ESB (which opened to mixed reviews at the time and has become one of the most loved of the original trilogy) the good guys don't always win. Luke is broken and his Redemption fits the epic mold that it deserved. Despite Mark Hamill's personal feelings about the way the character was written for this chapter he brought his A game and really gave the audience a true connection to the character. If your expecting a by the number s Star Wars you will not like this movie. If you are okay with what Luke said in the trailer "this is not going to go the way you think" then you will leave thoroughly satisfied.
For help this is the way I'd rank the 9 Star Wars films so far:
The Empire Strikes Back
Last JEDI
Rogue One
A New Hope
Return of the Jedi
Revenge of the Sith
The Force Awakens
Attack of the Clones
The Phantom Menace