It may be the best Star Wars film since 'Jedi', but that's not saying much.

Rating: 5/10 (10 April 2018)

Taking no issue with aping 'Empire', with a good dose of 'Jedi' thrown in there for good measure (seriously, there's a significant scene that's almost identical to its thirty year old parallel), the latest entry in this now farcical franchise has caused a great divide between the apparent critics and the supposed fans mainly because it plays so fast and loose with the cannon it calls home. 'Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2018)' makes more than a few questionable decisions with the classic characters and their established abilities, as it chugs through its overly long, narratively messy story stuffed with too many stagnant subplots, each of which cut in at the most inconvenient times and only detract from the true 'meat and bones' of the piece, and a bizarre third-act that's totally tacked on to do little else other than detract from what would've been the perfect climax. Yet for all it's faults - including an incredibly silly scene involving Leia which may just be the worst moment in the series since Jar Jar Binks first stepped on screen, it's still the best 'Star Wars' film in years (the prequels are included, to put some perspective on that) thanks to an improved tone, aside from all of the out-of-place and jarring jokes, alongside a few entertaining set-pieces, the lack of force-fed nostalgic fan-service, the general visual splendour and the genuinely interesting core story strand involving Rey, Luke and Kylo Ren, who has been highly improved from his last outing to be the most engaging character. Still, Mark Hamill disagreed with every choice Rian Johnson made for his character and, I have to say, I can see why. 5/10