A hard pill to swallow

Rating: 7/10 (5 April 2020)

Spoiler review:
I've gone back and forth on this one. After first viewing, I enjoyed what I had seen, but was disappointed mainly in the portrayal of Luke. With time and multiple viewings, I have mostly accepted how Luke is written, although I cant forgive a few lines of dialogue/actions.
The Bad:
First the way he just chucks his father's lightsaber for a horribly executed comic relief scene. This completely ruined the build up of the last film with Rey holding out her lightsaber to him. Second the fact that he essentially says Obi Wan/the jedi were to blame for Anakin going evil is complete garbage and not something Luke would say. Also the entire Finn/Rose subplot is completely pointless. They could have used that time to explain Snoke or Luke more! Also Luke dying felt premature, and In retrospect, we really only got one movie and about 5 minutes of luke in the whole trilogy. Since he's not really in TFA, and barely in TROS. That sucks!
The Good:
Every Rey/Kylo scene is captivating, and I especially loved the scene they both share with Snoke. I know people say the fight choreography is bad, but I find it good. If you slow any scene down you can pick it apart. I personally loved Luke's final sacrifice/reveal of a new force power. That blew my mind on first viewing! After the debauchle of The Force Awakens, it was also nice to see this movie actually trying new things and creating a new story.
Overall, I think this film adds enough to the mythos of Star Wars to satisfy me. Would I have done things differently? Of course. But it gives enough new and interesting details to be a good SW film in my opinion.