Fan-fiction

Rating: 4/10 (17 December 2017)

There does not seem to be a single competent storyteller left in Hollywood. Rian Johnson certainly isn't one. What we are served here is fan-fiction at best, but certainly not a genuine Star Wars episode. The plot makes little sense and relies on miracle after miracle, the dialogues felt clumsy, the characters are cliched and lack motivation for their actions.
Amazing how little regard the writer had for the characters and themes of the original series. At times it felt rather like a parody than a genuine Star Wars episode.
Visually it was impressive, but what does that help if the story itself is such a disappointment?