As the prequels proved terrible story telling is not covered up by special effects and CGI

Rating: 1/10 (18 December 2017)

I cannot understand how the critics like this film? unless they had incentives to do so of course :)
I am not going to repeat what has been said by many on here already but here are my pros and cons.
Pros
Some fantastic action scenes and awesome sound track.
It was not another death star movie.
Cons
Plot felt very mixed up in places with some moments not very believable (e.g how Leia escapes death) and didn't make a lot of sense at times. For me this was highlighted by characters in the movie having to explain to other characters what they should do/or were doing next and why! Didn't seem to flow and fit together as well as the Force Awakens. Pacing seemed too rushed in places and too slow in others.
Slowest movie space chase in history. It was so boring and tedious at times.
Some of the dialogue seemed really cheesy and was a bit cringeworthy at times.
Quite a few one-liners and jokes that didn't work for me at all. This is not Guardians of the Galaxy but the director seemed to think it was acceptable to try that kind of humour. It just proved that comedy is the one of the hardest things to do right!
I think this movie greatly missed the Han Solo and Chewie comedy double act that the Force Awakens had. That does work well!
Some of the decisions made by characters seemed really stupid beyond belief probably just to bring together plot lines. The casino plot line is just stupid and proved unnecessary filler.
Very very disappointing. Save your money and time. Wanted to love it as Star Wars has been a part of my life since I was 7 when I remember seeing the original. Absolutely gutted! Cinema is meant to pick you up! this left me feeling very low and unhappy.