Meh...

Rating: 5/10 (26 December 2017)

The movie is superficial entertainment, in the same way a mindless superhero movie can be.
The heart of the franchise is just not there. The family ties, the quest for self-improvement through study, the (believable) love stories, the hope for something better (how come everyone gives up on Ben? Wasn't the point of the first trilogy that everyone still has a bit of good in him/herself?)
And plotholes... oh boy... let's summarise:
1) Hyperspace tracking. A new technology used by only one ship? Why?
2) The Supremacy chase. Couldn't one of the star destroyers just jump in front of the rebel fleet and surround them?
3) Finn. So his story is to nobody to hero in TFA, back to coward heading for the escape pod in TLJ - why?
4) Poe. Leia seem to hint that he is the new leader of the resistance, but he did absolutely nothing to earn this. Only screwing up an attack and then commit mutiny.
5) Finn/Rose casino side-plot. Completely useless and boring - did add nothing to the plot.
6) Benicio del Toro's character - how did he know about the rebel plan?
7) Leia's force powers - I'm ok with them but maybe they should have set the stage - mention she did train or study the Jedi books - this literally comes out of nowhere.
8) Ackbar killed off off-screen. Are you kidding me? IT'S A TRAP!!
9) What was the point of Holdo? New character killed off instantly. He could have been Ackbar to get a nice hero death - ok, this is a plot choice, but just a really controversial one.
10) Holdo's manoeuvre - really cool! But hey, why didn't we ram the Death Star with X-Wings at hyperspace speed and spare all those lives lost in the battle of Endor?
11) Supreme leader who? OK, Disney, you can kill him off, but if people get annoyed that their curiosity is tickled and then left unsatisfied, don't complain.
There would be other points, but don't want to spend more time on this heartless movie. Just another point:
12) Luke's character - I'll just let Mark Hamill do the talking...