Up there with the Empire Strikes Back as one of the best Star Wars movies ever made

Rating: 8/10 (25 December 2017)

Really impressed with Star Wars: The Last Jedi! As much as I liked The Force Awakens, it followed the plot of A New Hope a little too closely. This film, however, takes the story and the characters in directions I was not expecting. Rather than just retread what we love from Star Wars, the film expands the universe and takes us places we have not yet gone before. And it was great to see Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher actually get something of substance to do this time around.
The movie also takes the time to flesh out the characters introduced in The Force Awakens, which makes the overall experience more emotionally compelling than the last five or six Star Wars films. The particular standout is Adam Driver's Kylo Ren, who continues to be one of the most complex characters in the entire Star Wars saga. A solid 9/10.