I honestly don't get the hate. Watch it and judge it for yourself.

Rating: Null/10 (3 November 2019)

First off, I would honestly like to say if you loved or put up with the Star Wars prequels, I honestly believe you should have no problem with the newest Star Wars films, otherwise... you're in my opinion a hypocrite.
I humbly ask that you'll indulge me a little bit because it's hard for me to review this movie effectively without addressing the major issues people seem to have with this movie. For the last two years I have seen every variation of every complaint about The Last Jedi and they basically amount to one of these four things: 1) Rose Tico, 2) This movie having a "agenda", 3) Leia's force powers and 4) They didn't like Luke in this movie.
First off, I don't understand why people have a chip on their shoulder about Rose. I've watched The Last Jedi several times, scanning carefully for what people might be irritated about. In the end... I could find nothing. I mean, honestly Rose is not the bad character everybody keeps telling you. She's a good guy and because of her loss in this movie, I think she feels a burden because of the events early in the movie she has a legacy to live up to. I mean at least she doesn't go around stepping in piles of feces, or shouting "exsqueeze me!" or "Maxi big da force!" or succeeding in spite of total incompetence. She is a good character.
As for the "agenda"? I just don't get it. Why is it such a bad thing that women are being leaders and doing heroic things? Why is that bad? Seriously!
Maybe people thought that the small subplot with the Fathiers was some kind of strange message about animal rights? Okay, again, why is that a bad thing? I mean there is a point that such a thing could potentially wildly unbalance a movie but I don't feel there was a disproportionate amount of time spent on that.
Why is Leia using the force a bad thing? I mean... I've seen all kinds of cynical people making all kinds of memes about her using the force in the certain scene I'm referring to, and again I don't know why people have such a hard time accepting this. Again, if you loved the prequels, you should have ZERO issues with anything in the new Star Wars movies!!!
As for Luke... the moment I saw the first trailer for The Last Jedi I said to myself "Damn, this poor guy has been through some stuff.". People got SOOOO enraged at the beginning when Luke tossed away the lightsaber Rey handed him. Instead of getting angry though, I got curious, I thought "Oh my God what happened to Luke?". People also claim they don't like how he was, and I thought you know what? If any of us were in his position we might have the same internal discussion or conflict. I mean... we wouldn't follow through hopefully, but that doesn't mean we wouldn't consider taking a certain... action if it meant the fate of the entire universe.
See, for me my primary concern for any movie are two specific criteria: the characters and the story. Rey, Finn, Luke and Poe Dameron are great characters. Rey, Finn and Poe were set up as great characters in The Force Awakens. They are all good people who would fight for what is right until the very end, even in the face of death. That's what makes them compelling and interesting and people you want to identify with.
As for the story? It's reminiscent of The Empire Strikes Back, but instead of focusing on a Luke's training and Han and Leia's budding romance, we focus more on the remnants of the resistance barely being able to outrun the First Order. There is a good amount of suspense because these few ships are all that is left of the Resistance. They are being gradually being picked off one by one, and that creates a lot of suspense, putting the pressure on Rose and Finn to sabotage the First Order's tracking systems.
Rey's story is compelling. Luke is hesitant to train her because he is afraid of history repeating itself. Rey just wants answers, because her past is basically a complete mystery. In spite of the fact that she has nobody to support her but Luke and Finn, she has to find her own strength. Luke points out to her the failings of the Jedi in the events of the prequels and... yeah, he was absolutely right! Were Star Wars prequel fans put off that Luke was pointing out the truth about the events in the prequels?
When all is said and done, The Last Jedi is a great, suspenseful entry into the Skywalker saga that is fun, exciting, moving and intriguing. I am looking forward to The Rise of Skywalker.