Beautiful, well done from an artistic and technical standpoints, and a colossal misfire on pretty much everything else.

Rating: 4/10 (18 December 2017)

In brief, The Last Jedi beautiful, well done from an artistic and technical standpoints, and a colossal misfire on pretty much everything else.
Following all the intrigue and questions posted by The Force Awakens, the Last Jedi was expected to give some answers or follow up with questions like, "who is Snoke" or "Who are Rey's Parents" and "What happened to Luke." These questions are either not answered or given such weak throwaway answers that they simply disappoint.
Luke's return is also one of the most disappointing things in a Star Wars film. His triumphant moment of return is simply embarrassing, and a cop-out on the film's part from taking a risk or making the character do anything exciting or meaningful.
Still, from a technical standpoint, the film is well done. The battle on the salt planet, in particular, stands out for being visually arresting and simply beautiful, and the new planets look vibrant and alive, with charming new creatures to boot. But a lousy plot, poor pacing, feeble solutions to intriguing questions from previous films, and a lack of simple Star Wars moments make this film tank. The critics are wrong, it is not a good film, and hopefully they learn where they went wrong for the next nine instalments.