A fantastic star wars film

Rating: 7/10 (14 December 2017)

This has been my most anticipated film for about 2 years now and I am happy to report that star wars the last jedi is a fantastic complex film. The premise of the film is set just after the events of the force awakens and sees rey attempt to get Luke skywalker to train her, meanwhile, the resistance attempts to stay out of the clutches of the first order. Daisy ridley became a star after her performance in the force awakens and she is great here too, she is still that tough female protagonist from the previous film that's owns the film. Onto Mark Hamill as Luke skywalker, he is brilliant in this film. He gives a really good dramatic performance but also keeps the heart of the character alive in this brilliant performance. Also his chemistry with ridley really carries this film especially for the first half of the film. Adam driver reprises his role as Kylo ren and once again he provides a very complex and emotional performance. Just like the previous film, there is lots of conflict in his performance and it really makes him a fascinating character. Oscar isacc gets alot more to do as poe dameron in this film and he is great., his enthusiasm is infectious and it really allows a fun performance. John boyega is given a bit less to do as finn this time around but he gives a fun performance that you would expect. Unfortunately, this is Carrie fishers last film due to her sad passing but she gives a great final performance as leia really paying respect to her. The story has a few different story arcs in it and I really enjoyed the majority of them, as mentioned before the scenes on the island involving rey and Luke are fascinating and possibly my favourite part of the movie. This film takes a lot of bold directions in it that might upset some people but I thought they really worked. However, there is one story arc I found to be really lacking and that involved finn and a new character called rose and it just felt like filler and it didn't really engage me. The script has similar humour to the last film and I felt when used it worked for the majority of the the film. The drama really worked too adding depth to pretty much every character in this film. The style of the film is absolutely beautiful, the cinematography is a step up even on the last film, the space battles are great and rival even that of rogue one. Overall this is a fantastic star wars film that proves this series has plenty of life in it yet.