Destroys everything we loved about Star Wars

Rating: 3/10 (21 December 2017)

I had huge expectations for this movie following the magnificent 'Force Awakens' two years ago. I can only presume the critics were paid to give overwhelmingly positive reviews because this movie stinks.
As a die hard fan (who even loves Episodes I-II) I came out of the midnight showing feeling deflated, which just shouldn't happen after a Star Wars movie. Rian Johnson has killed Star Wars.
Spoilers to follow
The movie opens inappropriately with an attempt at humour. The initial line is quite funny, but it's the very beginning of the movie - way too soon, and they keep the joke going for too long until it becomes awkward. The rest of the movie humour is very hit and miss. The Porgs seem to serve no purpose whatsoever.
Luke Skywalker is character assasinated! His opening scene is slapstick - throwing the Lightsaber away over his shoulder. Completely out of place and stupid.
The cringeworthy 'force sexting' between Rey and Kylo Ren "Can you put a shirt on or something". This is Star Wars, not Days of our lives.
But the true disappointment is Rian Johnson's complete failure to address the identities of Rey and Snoke. A complete cop out. Rey is nobody, and Snoke we don't even get to find out. He couldn't think of a worthy solution so just didn't try.
JJ Abrams spent the whole of Episode VII hinting at Rey's important origins. We didn't wait two years for this jibberish Rian.
I'm really hoping that Episode IX can reverse the worst failings of VII.