Not the strongest continuation...

Rating: 5/10 (20 December 2017)

The Last Jedi is a problematic follow-up to The Force Awakens. There's hardly any character growth, intriguing twists are left abandoned, and it's just a cluttered tonal jumble overall; too many narratives with very unbalanced drama and comedic relief. On the upside, the action is still quite thrilling, backed up with some neat visuals and John Williams' musical score, but the storytelling is an absolute mess. A middle chapter should really end on an explosive cliffhanger, and it could've if one major revelation took the opposite route. It all just came off as formulaic. Also those Porgs were ear-bleedingly obnoxious. Tons of potential wasted, and a lot of room for improvement.