Ughhhh

Rating: 3/10 (21 January 2018)

Where do I even begin with this film? Kylo Ren is a whiny teenager, Rey is basically Luke Skywalker but *even more special-er*, Rose is an vaguely interesting character ruined by a terrible forced romance, Finn mostly wanders around for a while and visits a casino, Phasma is once again deprived of screen time, Snoke talks a big game and then gets stabbed like an idiot, Chewbacca babysits some Minions-- I mean, porgs, Leia dies but then doesn't... The list goes on and on. The worst thing is that there are so many times where you can see how great The Last Jedi could have been. Kylo coming into his own as a villain, Luke's rejection of the Jedi Order in favour of something new, and that absolutely stunning hyperspace collision that almost made everything worthwhile. But ultimately this was a safe Disney Star Wars film that's most comfortable staying within the tracks of the original trilogy while making token gestures to satisfy older audiences.