Not as bad as people make it out to be

Rating: 2/10 (13 June 2020)

You may have heard this is one of the worst movies ever. It's not. In fact, most aspects of the movie are quite good. The visuals look good for the most part, aside from a somewhat ugly yellow tint. The film is competently shot with some incredible scene blocking and framing choices.
The acting is good all around with great performances by Adam Driver the voice actor of Snoke. The score has some nice cues as well. Pacing is good during tense scenes, but drags in the beginning and end. And of course the Casino side plot grinds the movie to a halt.
However, the film has one major problem: the writing. The plot is nonsensical. There are countless bad jokes, character decisions aren't explained and most characters act stupidly in order to get the plot going. It's clear this was written around a plot framework. The result is that characters have to act a certain way to fit into the narrative. The story never evolves in a way that feels natural. It's one of the most corporate feeling films I ever saw.
Worst of all is that the film insults its characters, its legacy and its audience's intelligence. While the writers deserve praise for trying something new, that doesn't equal good. Basically the writers tried to reinvent the wheel and made a chocolate pizza. Looks avantegarde, but really it's just uninspired and stupid.
Let me sum it up: There's now a "Yo Mama" joke in Star Wars. George Lucas made a huge mistake selling this franchise.