What a frustrating movie

Rating: 4/10 (24 December 2019)

Had a tough time with the Last Jedi.
I'm not the biggest Star Wars fan but respect 4 through 6 and Empire, in particular, may be the best sequel ever made.
The Force Awakens was a fine re-boot of those films and introduced a number of great new characters and situations which were just barely enough to "A New Hope" to keep it interesting.
With episode 8 "The Last Jedi" the series instantly comes to a halt for a whole lot of nothing. A bunch of sequences happen and at the end of the film everyone is basically right where they started.
A lot of stupid plot devices and a ridiculous sequences with Finn and new character Rose are enough to bury some interesting decisions with Luke Skywalker, Rey, Keylo Ren and the nature of being a Jedi.
All in all a few good ideas, decent special effects and solid acting performances ... basically all around aren't enough to save. I know some people who straight up consider this their least favourite film ever. I wouldn't go that far ... but the writing consistently let it down.