One of the Most Disappointing Movies I've Ever Seen

Rating: 5/10 (24 December 2019)

I'm reviewing this movie after having see The Rise of Skywalker and while I did raise my rating up due to certain questions being resolved, I still believe this is a bad movie. I don't fall in the category of loving or hating this movie but as you can see by my 5 star rating this is still a bad and disappointing movie. Rian Johnson has said that he wanted to subvert the expectations of the audience. But by doing that he ultimately made a film that has a few good things but is ultimately a failure in my opinion.
I'm unable to buy that Luke Skywalker would become the person he is in this movie. He would not have given up regardless if he failed one of his jedi students. I believe he would have came back to help the Resistance and not stayed in hiding.
The Canto Bight sequence is boring and ultimately provides nothing to the story and plot. The fact that a random person in the jail cell knew how to code break everything was ridiculous. It makes the plot absurd. The characters are never able to disable the hyperspace tracker. The character of Rose Tico is as bad as Jar Jar Binks which is why she was sidelined in the following movie. The throne room sequence while visually stunning also provides poor choreography since many of the movements by the red guards are hilariously poor.
Admiral Ackbar has a rushed death for a popular Star Wars character, the purple haired lady not telling Poe the plan is just stupid, and overall this movie just is a massive disapointment. Rian Johnson has defended the movie saying that in time it will become like The Empire Strikes Back since it too was disliked upon release. I for one Mr. Johnson disagree. 5/10