Misjudged tone, didn't build on last movie, but some brilliant Rey / Kylo scenes

Rating: 5/10 (15 December 2017)

The tone of this movie was completely misjudged and was really jarring. It opened with a prank phone call of all thing, constant quips from every character, even the best scenes in the film (featuring Rey and Kylo) were undermined by 'funny' lines and visual gags (rock destroys wheelbarrow, Rey asks Kylo to put on a towel, Rey hit on the head with a lightsaber). The film also failed to build on anything set up in the force awakens - who is Snoke?, character development for Finn, what happened to the New Republic, etc. The plot surrounding Kylo, Rey, their 'force link' was really clever and original, and should have been explored further. Honestly, after they killed the guards, I'd have liked them to team up for a bit longer.
Overall, probably one of the worst 3 Star Wars films, on par with episode I or II. I'm really shocked that none of the professional reviewers are saying this, and it's current IMDb score of over 8 is scandalous.