An inconsistent blockbuster. Fun to watch, hard to digest.

Rating: 7/10 (24 December 2017)

The Last Jedi is a long and fun roller-coaster ride: beautiful scenes, breathtaking action, crisp dialogue. And it's massive in it's epic complexity. At moments it seems to be two or three episodes in one. If you are new to the Star Wars universe, you'll love it. If you're a die-hard fan... that's another story, because Episode VIII is flawed.
The Star Wars universe is a masterpiece. A space-opera, but, still, a masterpiece.The Force Awakens brought "new hope" to the SW galaxy after a not-so-bright "prelogy". But The Last Jedi burns all bridges to the past, And it does it in an unconvincing manner. Why so?
* First of all, Rey is the no-one on the path to becoming a legendary hero. Nothing wrong here. But she is (without any training whatsoever) the equal of Kylo Ren or even Luke. Maybe even Darth Vader - all characters with special genealogy, characters who have undergone intensive training for years before mastering a light-saber or the use of the force. In an instance, all the hype surrounding Anakin/ Vader or Luke is erased. She is their equal or even stronger from the very start.
* The epic confrontation on Crait is inconsistent to what we have seen so far. Weapons capable of gargantuan destruction, imperial star destroyers and dreadnoughts. Yet the final battle is fought between a dozen AT's and a dozen Resistance scooters.
* Last but not least, in the opening battle scene, we witness curious case of gravity manifesting in space. Bombs should be floating in space, not falling on the ship of the enemy. Yes, there is a planet in the background, but not close enough to justify gravity as we know and feel it. Unless gravity on the surface of the planet is a thousand or a million times stronger that what we consider normal, in which case the planet would be uninhabitable to humans.
And still, I enjoyed it. The first time, that is. The second was... problematic. Good bye, Lucasfilm! Hello, Disney Studios! Or, better yet: Star Wars is dead. Long live Star Wars. Here's to embracing the new!