A doomed franchise

Rating: 4/10 (20 January 2018)

The previous installment left me with a bitter taste and I came into this movie hoping they could redeem it by doing something interesting with the newly established characters. Without going into spoilers, they've basically ruined any chance for good character development to take place and the focus has shifted instead to mindless action scenes without much cohesion and plot to support it.
The added "humor", cute animals, and a Chinese supporting character are a clear sign Disney is looking to expand its demographic with The Last Jedi and it doesn't much care about plot continuation and tying up those loose ends that were established in Episode 7.
Disney's disregard for the source material, a lackluster plot, pointless dialogue, and the meddling of "corporate" to please a big audience, has ensured this franchise to its doom.