A good film in a great franchise

Rating: 7/10 (10 February 2018)

In part eight of the nine segments of the super-franchise, various sub-stories occur simultaneously: General Leia Organa (the late Carrie Fisher) is leading the resistance against the destructive First Order while her son Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) is a member of the enemy force; Rey (Daisy Ridley) tries to coax self-exiled Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) to join resistance; and other characters on both sides infiltrate the other.
As always, this film - like the others in the series - is a brilliant collaboration of visual effects, editing, production design, location choices, other technical aspects and a fine cast. In addition to those mentioned above, the film also stars Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Lupita Nyong'o, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Laura Dern, Frank Oz, and Benicio del Toro.
Despite a few false endings, "The Last Jedi" succeeds well with the difficult task of at least four narratives happening simultaneously - all of them intriguing. While not fully up to the level of its predecessor in the series, "The Force Awakens" (who could ever forget that superbly dramatic ending), it is light years ahead of last year's "Force One": an out-of-sequence sidebar story that was released last year.
All in all, "The Last Jedi" is quite entertaining especially when seen in IMAX-3D.