Five Reasons TLJ is the worst of an otherwise fantastic Saga.

Rating: 4/10 (4 January 2019)

When I first saw it, deep down I knew I was disappointed but I kept telling myself "its so good!" I was in denial.
After actually thinking about this movie critically, this has unfortunately become, in my eyes, the lowest of all ten Star Wars films. My reasoning can be broken down into five simple reasons:
1) Johnson takes the elements that Abrams sowed in Episode 7 and instead of reaping a harvest, disregards the themes and characters completely and does what he wants to do. Kylo's obsession with Vader - gone, mystery surrounding Rey - does't matter, intrigue of Snoke - literally rips in half, Legend of Luke Skywalker - throws in the trash.
2) Johnson directs Mark Hamill to instead of playing Luke Skywalker as Lucas created to be, to instead just be basically play himself.The character of Luke is unrecognizable. Even tragedy like he faced does not completely change his persona and personality.
3) Johnson Continues Abrams awful idea of disregarding what a Jedi truly is, how the force works, and the respect that is due a lightsaber. This sequel trilogy is teaching us that becoming a Jedi doesn't take any training, discipline, or much of anything. If you just pick up a lightsaber and start swinging you too can be the most powerful Jedi. (also, go watch the lightsaber scenes again and compare the choreography to I - VI. It is embarrassing.)
4) Johnson gives us narratives that do not contribute to the story at all. When you think about it, nothing really happens in The Last Jedi. Rey going to Ahch-to was pointless; Luke's training was not even training. Going to Canto Bight does nothing to help them save the Resistance. Poe going against the leadership of the Resistance is also pointless.
5) Gives us nothing to look forward to in Episode 9. With the death of Carrie Fischer, them killing off Luke and Han, we now have no connection to the original Star Wars, which is a huge mistake. A final confrontation between Rey and Kylo has no weight at all because Kylo keeps getting bested by an untrained Rey, Rey's lineage apparently doesn't matter, Snoke is not longer a threat, and honestly, we do not really know why the First Order is after the Resistance, there is very little actual Galactic threat like the Empire or Palpatine.
In summation, watching The Last Jedi simply does not feel like watching Star Wars. This movie is bad and Johnson is too prideful to admit it and also disrespectful to the fans for disregarding their feedback. I really want to anticipate 9, but thinking more on 8 makes that very hard.