I'll never mock those people who were in denial about THE PHANTOM MENACE sucking back in 1999 ever again

Rating: 3/10 (15 April 2020)

My keenest memory of seeing this in the theater back in 2017 was during one of the "Force skype" scenes between Rey and Kylo. A kid in front of me leaned over to his father and asked in a tone of weary exasperation, "Is the movie gonna be over soon?"
That's THE LAST JEDI in a nutshell. Beyond the infuriating character assassination of Luke Skywalker, massive plot holes, the repetition of Finn's character arc from the first movie, the idiotic plot thread with Holdo and Poe,and Rey being perhaps one of the blandest, most overpowered leads in a blockbuster I have ever seen, this movie is boring. Two and a half hours of moping, psuedo-philosophy, and pretty pew-pew space battles that go nowhere.
After seeing this movie in the theater, I tried to convince myself I was not disappointed. I tried to convince myself I enjoyed it, that it was deep, that I was somehow in the wrong for not enjoying a second of it. I read reviews. I read hot takes. Then after a long discussion with friends and some exposure to those who disliked the film, I finally accepted that I hated it and that it had killed any interest in seeing the rest of the Disney sequel trilogy.
Judging from the synopsis of RISE OF SKYWALKER, I haven't missed a thing.