Yeah, don't listen to the butthurt fans

Rating: 9/10 (17 December 2017)

I'm not really gonna tell you much about why I think the movie is great, because you either already know it, or you're never going to (or you haven't seen the movie, which in this case, why are you reading this?). Instead, I'm gonna tell you why everyone giving this a poor review is wrong.
One common theme in all the bad reviews is how it takes completely unexpected turns, the trailer was completely misleading, and it takes a dump on the entire lore and all the fan theories, etc.
My question is: were you expecting to not be surprised? This is Star Wars, known for the biggest plot twist of all time. They're not gonna create a plot that some fans can predict in their own spare time, they're gonna make a plot that no one will see coming. And they did just that.
*BIG SPOILERS AHEAD*
Seriously, the film takes a dump on every single fan theory, and it's amazing. Like, Rey's parents were junkies, not someone we already knew. Snoke wasn't Mace Windu or something like that, he was just a guy that they killed off part way through to help show how strong Kylo Ren was. Star Wars turned to all the fans that nitpick every moment of each film, and gave them the finger.
And I enjoyed every moment of it. What made The Force Awakens so great two years ago was that I had no idea what to expect going into it. What made The Last Jedi even better was that I thought I knew what to expect, only to realize I knew nothing.
Is it perfect? Of course not. Finn's story arc in the movie was pretty bad, not to mention Rose was kind of an unnecessary character, Vice Admiral Holdo was pretty forgettable, Captain Phasma was again underused (although Star Wars seems to have to have one badass villain that they ruin per trilogy), and (spoiler) Luke's death was kinda weird. Like, it wasn't bad, but they really had two ways to go with that part, and they tried to do a hybrid of both and failed miserably.
But, it's still amazing. We get a really good idea as to how powerful Leia is (the late Carrie Fisher would've been proud), the same goes for Luke, Rey and Kylo Ren were both developed well, the action is stunning and realistic. And again, it's an amazing roller coaster ride full of unexpected turns that make it interesting.
I'm gonna finish this review with a fan theory of my own: All the fans hate because they're pissed that their theory of how "Rey is the granddaughter of Palpatine", and when they weren't right, they felt dumb, and got mad online. People might think it's a "disgrace to Star Wars", but the only people saying that are the people who thought they knew everything about Star Wars, and Star Wars is just reminding them that they know absolutely nothing.