Too less for so much hype

Rating: 6/10 (20 December 2017)

I had high expectations for The Last Jedi, especially after they announced that Rian Johnson was going to direct it. I was curious to see where he would take the story and how he would answer certain questions we had after The Force Awakens. Needless to say, I was disappointed when I left the theatre, as The Last Jedi was not as good as I hoped it to be.
In 'The Last Jedi' we get to see how Rey (Daisy Ridley) trains with Luke (Mark Hamill) on Ahch-To, while the Resistance, with Poe (Oscar Isaac) and Finn (John Boyega), is desperately trying to stay out of the hands of the First Order's ships. Meanwhile, Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) goes to Snoke (Andy Serkis) to complete his training.
The main issue with this movie is the pacing, we see a lot of shots of the First Order chasing down the Resistance, and this goes on for pretty much the whole movie. This made it feel very slow and at times, especially in the first half of the movie, very boring. Another problem I have with this movie is the way in which a lot of the characters are treated. Luke could have been used so much better in this movie, he made choices that didn't feel like it was the same Luke from the original trilogy, the Luke we loved. Leia (Carrie Fisher) all in all had a good story, but there was this one scene which could have been so much better (I liked the idea behind the scene though). Rey didn't have any real development in this movie, she is away from Jakku for 7 days, knows she is force-sensitive for 3 or 4 days, and is kicking ass like she is some Jedi goddess. Snoke is the biggest disappointment in this movie, all questions we have from The Force Awakens about him are still unanswered (he shows some great force abilities in the movie though).
Another problem is the humour. It is so forced and used way too much for a Star Wars movie. The first 15 minutes felt almost like a parody of Star Wars. A good example of the bad humour is the first scene with Luke, you won't believe what he does.
Now the good things, because this movie had many bad things, but also many good things. The plot was good and had several good and unexpected twists. The only problem I had were the subplots: there were a little too many of them which made it feel a little bit messy.
Another thing that I really liked was the dialogue, especially the second half of the movie had some good dialogue. The first half of the film was not as good dialogue-wise, but it was still acceptable.
While certain characters in the movie had a very bad story, there were also some who had very interesting stories. We learned a little bit more about Poe, Holdo (Laura Dern) was an interesting character and DJ was someone who I really looked forward to, Benicio Del Toro played that him very well. There was also one certain character which I won't go into detail about (because I don't do spoilers in my reviews), but the character was very surprising to say the least. The best character in this movie was Kylo Ren. He has such an interesting story and he is so conflicted, I am really looking forward to his further development in the next movie.
The acting in this movie was good, but there was one performance that stood out: Adam Driver's. He does a great job portraying Kylo Ren and all his emotions, he at least deserves an Oscar nomination for his performance in this movie.
The best thing in this movie was the cinematography. This was the best movie in the star wars franchise visually. The colours and the way the scenes were shot were just very pleasant to watch. There is one scene which is just mindboggling, everyone in the theatre was just gasping and amazed by this scene. Visually the best scene in the whole franchise.
The Last Jedi has many good things, but unfortunately it also has many flaws. This movie got me so conflicted, I really liked some things, but other things were just so bad that I couldn't enjoy the film like I would have liked. The Last Jedi certainly isn't a bad movie, but there were too many bad things to call it a good movie, that's why I'll give it a 6/10. I am very excited to see what J. J. Abrams will do with the next movie, because I have no idea where it can go.