I've never felt so conflicted about a movie.

Rating: 2/10 (16 December 2017)

I've been letting what I watched last night at the theater sink in so that I could try and come to terms with what was given. I tried see things in a different light so that I could find some enjoyment and hope for the future of the franchise, but it's oh so hard. Let me start by saying that so many of the plot points in this movie were completely useless and wasted. The entire plot-line of Finn and Rose was utterly pointless. Everything they set out to do ended up having no effect whatsoever, and in fact, they ended up making things worse for the Resistance in the end. It was a mess of unnecessary CGI and bad acting to do what exactly? Explore a part of the universe for 25+ minutes to never be talked about again? Or was it to kill off a character that once again provides no substance to the film? They could have cut that entire sequence out and the film would have very likely ended the same. On top of that, we were given the slowest chase sequence in a Star Wars film, that could have ended with some simple hyperspace maneuvering. In addition, the entire interaction with Admiral Holdo and Poe could have gone in such a more interesting direction, but instead, they throw out the whole traitor route, in favor of a simple lack of communication? Hell, they went as far as mutiny for absolutely no reason. And don't even get me started on Snoke. So much wasted potential. Finishing it off, we have one of the worst send-offs in the Star Wars universe for its potentially greatest character. Did I want something different? Sure, but I don't believe a bad plot counts as "shaking things up."