Extremely uneven and insulting to one's intelligence.

Rating: 1/10 (23 December 2017)

This film was such a mess, it was the closest I've gotten in my 30 years of life to walking out of a theater. And I've seen "Inland Empire", "A Serbian Film", "The Holy Mountain", "Satantango", "The Human Centipede", "The Last Airbender"... the works. This film destroyed Star Wars, something I love fully and completely, down to the core. It blew up its foundations with dynamite and delighted in whacking its windows with sledgehammers.
If you hate Star Wars and dislike good, cohesive storytelling, you may enjoy this film. If you're a hipster, you may like this film. The Last Jedi is heartbreaking, mean-spirited, stupid, and stuffed with filler. The film's basic themes are "failure" and "disappointment", but they took this theme too literally. The film itself is a failure, in that in deliberately going against all of the beloved story elements, structural elements, character development, established world-building and lore, thematic motifs, and all expectations, they made a film that is, by its nature, contrarian. Many characters introduced in The Force Awakens have unsatisfying arcs. Many of the burning questions that film brings up are avoided are unanswered. The context in which this film presents many beloved characters and even the galaxy itself makes so little sense, it's bewildering.
But the most unforgivable thing about this film is that its version of Luke Skywalker in this film was NOT recognizable in any way, shape, or form as Luke Skywalker. Mark Hamill - bless the man for being forced to suffer through this and still turning in a great performance - even called him "Jake Skywalker" and said "he isn't MY Luke Skywalker".
There's very little actual plot or story in this film, and yet it's the longest Star Wars, in part because, at times, it attempts to be both Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, only without earning any of the big moments.
I've been on forums and fan sites, and have had my pulse on the fanbase since this film came out, and even wrote an 8,000 word essay about the character assassination of Luke Skywalker. I've heard from fans who suffered, cried, felt depressed and confused, and even joined in my call to boycott Disney over this dreck.
Disney, if you're listening, you should have expected this. You played a dirty trick on your fans. It was essentially a bait-and-switch. If we knew that this film that was marketed as a very serious take on Star Wars was filled with dumb Marvel humor, subversive and mean-spirited jokes at the expense of the lore, frankly insulting story decisions, recycled plot points, and most especially, a complete destruction and emasculation of one of the most beloved cinematic characters of all time... well, suffice it to say we wouldn't have paid to see this film. It draws all of its power from its contrarianism, from its going against the grain and making shocking story decisions.
But it all depends on what you're looking for in a Star Wars movie. If you just like cool space battles, things blowing up, and the cute Porgs, you'll probably have a good time.
"The Last Jedi" probably one of the most divisive films ever made. Some will love it, and some will hate it. Personally, it killed any interest I had in the cinematic Star Wars universe. As a result, I'm going to boycott Disney and everything they do with this once-beloved franchise.