Refreshing, Fun, and Emotional.

Rating: 10/10 (30 March 2018)

Ok, so many people will hit this movie with a 1 or a 10 with no real reasoning, so this is how I'm gonna back this 10. I will weigh the Pros, Cons, and patch up some complaints that others tend to have. To Begin, Cons:

Weirdly Edited shot of Ach-To
Some shaky CGI at times
For some, parts of Canto Bight may feel like Earth. PARTS being a key word here.

And for me, that's about it for Cons. Now the Pros:

John Williams score
Opening Scene perfectly sets up conflict with Poe and the Resistance while still keeping it fun
For me, 8 times out of 10 the humor worked

-Luke's realistic response to feeling responsible for the slaughtering of many young Jedi and the rise of the First Order, and the losing of his sister's son, his nephew

Bond between Finn and Rose, and the way she properly moves his arc forward- how he learns what it means to be human, and have something to care about (be it Rose, the Resistance, Rey, etc.) (Lota R words. Jeez)

-Rey taking on the role of being a Hope symbol (as Luke was in the OT, and it works for the whole passing of the torch thing)
-The choice to make Rey's parents nobody, to show you don't have to be a big name to be powerful, and that the force always keeps itself alive

Very fun scene in Canto Bight( which is important not only for carrying the theme, but also for finding DJ, who later tells the First Order about the transports to Craig causing Luke to have to sacrifice himself)

-The Yoda scene( not fan service, it moves Luke's character to where he needs to be at the end of the movie, and teaches a beautiful lesson about a teacher student relationship
-Kylo Ren's character, and the turn he takes

Force connection was a unique way to bring Rey and Ren together. And no, angry reader who is probably hating this review and making fake laughs along the way, YOU don't get to decide how the force works. The filmmakers do.
Kylo sparing his mom
His conflict with Snoke
Snoke Death, which shows this isn't a rehash, and it isn't about him. It is about Kylo and making him go all the way to the Dark side. The emperor wanted Luke to kill him to complete his path, and all that happens here is that Kylo actually does, and naturally his path to the dark side is complete
Feud between Poe and Holdo (She doesn't tell him the plan because she thinks he is a violent flyboy who wants to blow things up. She has no reason to trust him. She wants him to learn his place)
DJ and all his wisdom
Lightspeed ramming
Praetorean Guard fight, shot with long wide takes
Crait
Finn's attempted sacrifice
Ren and Hux clash
Luke v Whole First Order
Luke stalling Kylo, making no mark in the sand
His emotional goodbye to Leia
His Death, looking at the twin suns like he did when his journey began, and the binary sunset theme playing perfectly, and the way he goes out on his own terms

There is so much to love about this movie. Many of the issues with the film seem to be misunderstandings of the story.