These movies should be a lot better!

Rating: 3/10 (19 December 2017)

To get me interested in this entire series I'd need to be convinced that Disney intended to treat this story with the same care and craftsmanship that Peter Jackson took with the Lord of the Rings. The story is all over the place, with a pace that is relentless and doesn't allow any of the characters to grow during the film. It's clear by the writing that the emphasis is on deus ex machina events and big explosions convincing us that this an epic tale rather than story and plot lines.
Disney, take a big breath and tell yourself that you can do better than this. CGI, the force, and light-sabers don't make this movie important, nor do the appearance of the original cast members. You can take your time with the writing and development, Star Wars is already a multi-generation experience, the question now is will be it a good one going forward?
This could be the last Star Wars movie I 'spend/waste' my life on, at this point I'm more apt to go back and read the books. Why? Because the story matters, plots matters.