ehhhhh...

Rating: 1/10 (24 December 2017)

God...this was disappointing. After the release of the decent Episode 7, something bigger, better, was expected. This was supposed to explain everything that happened in Episode 7; develop characters, further the plot, etc. Instead, the complete opposite happened. Who approved this garbage? The plot was so amorphous and badly executed that it left me wondering if this movie was even necessary at all.
The new characters introduced like DJ and Rose were pointless and did pretty much nothing to further the already doomed plot. Older characters like Snoke and Captain Phasma, formidable in TFA, were weak, dull, and again, wasted. And of course, because he is so hell-bent on changing everything JJ Abrams established in TFW, the director killed the one interesting villain in this movie off in one scene so ridiculous it was painful to watch. Isn't Snoke supposed to be more powerful than anyone before him? He couldn't see or sense the saber moving towards him? Come on.
The only thing inciting some element of joy was Mark Hamill. Of course, Rian Johnson ruined his character too and killed him off after him doing next to nothing.
That being said, the pace of this movie was torturous and slow, and nothing actually happened. Don't waste your money on this.