If you liked The Force Awakens, you'll like this one too

Rating: 7/10 (8 February 2018)

I'd rate this exactly at the same level as The Force Awakens: A solid 7. Whereas that film was populist and safe, this film is ballsy and unpredictable, so I slightly appreciated this more, and rewatched it for novelty's sake, whereas TFA was a one-and-done affair.
The subtext of the film is the star of the show, and the theater crowd I saw the film with (both times) really enjoyed it. There's a super creepy smear campaign about this film on the internet that gives me the willies, so I thought I'd review it.
I think people expected Carrie Fisher to be doing backflips and stuff. I thought the ways the film paid tribute to her were handled tastefully, as this was really her movie. Putting myself in the filmmakers' shoes I can see why they made every decision they did, and despite a few clunky jokes in the first third, the film retains the beats of the hero's journey, and interestingly, splits it between characters.
If a movie can destroy your childhood: It's not over!