No, it's not that bad.

Rating: 7/10 (17 December 2017)

The utter hysterics among some of the reviews claiming this is "The worst Star Wars ever!" are a bit of an over-reaction. This is a completely acceptable Star Wars movie. I will say right off the bat that I didn't enjoy it as much as The Force Awakens, but some of the story elements are intriguing. It really requires multiple viewings to digest properly.
I can say without equivocation, though, that I think that a lot of this movie's problems would be solved by changing or eliminating a certain story line, which really dragged the movie down.
Ignore the hysterics. Go in with an open mind. The movie has problems for sure, but I'd say that the good outweighs the bad.