Really???

Rating: 1/10 (16 December 2017)

To sum it up, that is the first time in my life I have left a Star Wars movie and felt depressed and sad. Normally these films are so much fun and full of positive energy, but Last Jedi is just the opposite. It is pointless and effectively killing the whole saga for "legacy fans".
The Good
The acting, the special effects and the score. From the technical point of view, Last Jedi is a master piece and will literally blow you away. It is amazing, how good effects can be. Mark Hammil and Daisy Ridley are superb and everybody else is trying to keep up. Carrie Fisher is heartwarming and here scenes with Luke are among the best you'll see this year. The lightsaber battle is also among the best in Star Wars and one of the best action scenes I have seen in a while.
The Bad
Everything story related, in every single moment the movie fails to deliver. All expectations old Star Wars fans have, are gutted. In the end, everything the old saga and JJ put in place, is dismantled. Literally so, heros and villains are as dead by the end, as is the new republic, the resistance and everything magical George Lucas ever put in Star Wars. The movie ends with a spoiled child with anger issues ruling the galaxy and a few people on an old piece of junk. How do they get there? Through immense plot holes and most likely Rian Johnson saying "naaa to complicated to resolve, lets just kill it off". The whole "slow chase" makes no sense at all, the all-powerfull new order just can't order two star destroyers to make a short jump to lightspeed to put them in front of the resistance fleet? Really?
The Ugly
Apart from the milking scene and some awkward humor (a phone joke, really?), everything related to Poe and the Canto plotline. Poe single handedly destroys the meager resistance fighter force by disobeying orders. Admiral Holdo kills off, what is left, by simply not telling anybody about her plan. Seriously, that is not how military works, especially not in a resistance where trust between people is everything. Last but not least, Lukes storyline and everything force-related. No need to go into detail, Mark Hamill said already everything you have to know.
The Verdict
For fans of the old saga, this is 1-2 star movie. Depends on how much you enjoy the effect work. For people starting with TFA and no idea what Star Wars was about, maybe 5-6 stars, depends on how bad you think, the plot holes are.