Worst Star Wars ever :(

Rating: 1/10 (23 December 2017)

I am a huge "Star Wars" fan. I love everything about "Star Wars." I love every film, book, comic, cartoon, everything. I really wanted to like "The Last Jedi." I wanted this to be my favorite "Star Wars" film. But I hated the majority of this episode. For the first time in my life, I left a "Star Wars" screening without a smile on my face. Many reviews here have said pretty much the same things. But I think it all bears repeating. This disrespects the entire legacy of the saga.
Every question we had after "The Force Awakens" is either thrown aside or answered in the most unimaginative way possible. To call this installment "underwhelming" isn't accurate enough.
Who is Supreme Leader Snoke? There were so many possible ways to answer this. There was so much they could have done with this villain. They ultimately do nothing with him. They throw him away. And the way they do it goes against everything "The Last Jedi" did tell us about his level of power. What a waste of a good Master Villain.
Who are Rey's parents? Turns out, it doesn't matter. It's not even the answer itself, but the way it is presented that is incredibly unsatisfying.
How will Luke react when Rey returns to him Anakin's Lightsaber after so many years? He tosses it aside and walks away without a word to her. I thought this was a cruel joke.
The main plot of this film is a slow crawl through space. The First Order fleet is chasing the Resistance for about 97 percent of the movie. General Hux's evil plan? Wait for them to run out of gas. I'm not kidding. The plan is to wait 18 hours for the Resistance ships to run out of fuel. That is so bland and almost laughable.
The subplot involves Finn and Rose (new character) rushing off to a Las Vegas-style casino world. The objective is to find a master "Code-Breaker" to help them break into Snoke's ship. They are immediately arrested for a parking violation (yeah, a parking violation, guys) and thrown in a jail cell. Here, they magically find a prisoner who can do the same job *only* the master "Code-Breaker" could do. So, they smuggle themselves onto Snoke's ship, but it doesn't matter. They are immediately captured by Captain Phasma and sentenced to execution. Now, you have to understand that this means everything they did for the past 45 minutes amounts to nothing. They got themselves onto Snoke's ship for no reason at all. The entire thing could have been cut from the film. Finn and Rose play no role in the outcome of the story. And Phasma? Remember when they promised us she would have a lot more to do in this film? She is only in one scene. Her big fight with Finn is over before it begins. There is no payoff to this whatsoever. And I like Captain Phasma! It is such a tragic waste of yet another good villain.
The worst sin, however, is the treatment of Luke's character. I'll put this as simply as I can--Luke Skywalker is not Luke Skywalker. This is somebody else we're watching. This bitter old man in no way resembles the Luke Skywalker we last saw in "Return of the Jedi." I don't just mean that he looks different. I know people get older. That doesn't matter. What I mean is, he is completely different in spirit. He behaves like no Jedi Master should ever behave. This is sad and it disgusts me. I felt betrayed as a fan as I watched the Skywalker legacy tarnished by Riah Johnson's poor treatment.
There is so much wrong with this movie. I can't even list it all. If I did, this review would be ten times longer than it already is. If you're a life-long fan of the saga, this movie will leave you feeling utterly disappointed and angry. I have no desire to see Episode 9. Save your money. Watch "The Last Jedi" when it comes on television.
PS: There is no Lightsaber Duel. Lightsabers never clash once in this film. There is a pretty good fight sequence involving Snoke's guards, but everything surrounding this fight will distract you. It's difficult to enjoy the battle as a result of all the odd choices bookending the scene.