High rating for this being what it is, a farewell of sorts to the Traditional Structure Of Star Wars Movies.

Rating: 9/10 (28 December 2017)

At age 64 and a fan since 1977, I am content with Luke's arc. He, like Leia, lived his life, made good choices and bad, and went out in Yoda style dissolution, but with more action involved than in Yoda's death, who basically died of old age in his smelly little hut.. The sacrifice-for-the-sake-of-delay came through well.
Hamill's acting really impressed me! And he got lots of footage, appropriate for his iconic role. Originally, I hoped that the Big Three would receive only cameos in the ST to concentrate on the newer characters, but now I see how this is a better way to get across the saga-y-ness of it all, with such s large cast.
Reasons for 9/10 stars? The scenery and salt plains on Crait, the porgs and crystal wolves, the Irish island sense of total isolation and how Luke loves it so, which to me was an echo of Obi-Wan's calm hermitage. One star taken down because I realize that so many reviewers see oodles of movies and have more to compare their choices with, compared to me, whose first film at the theater for 2017 this is. So, I liked it a lot and recommend it.