The End

Rating: 1/10 (8 April 2018)

I have never written a review before, but after 5 months of deliberation I felt compelled to express my sincere disappointment at this film. I genuinely feel that this film has single handedly ended the Star Wars saga, and in the most disheartening way possible.
Everything about this film was wrong. The choices made were so poorly considered. All of the good work by JJ Abrams on the Force Awakens was undone by this film. He must be devastated to see what has happened, and to learn what he now has to work with for the final episode.
From the "new" powers, to the woeful "comedy" moments, to the complete disregard of the character history and Star Wars mythology, to irrelevant plot lines, to the complete waste of characters old and new, the whole thing was a shambles.
This film as a film, is ok. This film as a continuation of the Star Wars saga is dreadful. I didn't think there could be a worse film in the cannon than the Phantom Menace, but the treatment of Luke and Leia are the trump points.
I understand from the IMDb trivia page for the film that after reading the script for the film, Mark Hamill told director Rian Johnson, "I pretty much fundamentally disagree with every choice you've made for this character." I think that pretty much sums it up.