A Shocking Experience to an Old Franchise

Rating: 8/10 (18 December 2017)

At first after reviewing pages of scattered and varying reviews I was initially skeptical if Star Wars: The Last Jedi would fair my own perilous judgement. After setting aside any previous notions of bias I set forth watching the eighth installment of the franchise with an open mind. As each minute passed I was shocked, awed, dazzled, and even at times a little annoyed at some trivial matters. Yet alas, as the film ended I was left, for the most part, satisfied with my experience.
The movie started off at a slow and creeping pace, and although It's intent was to set up the events that will transpire I was left bored and agitated. It was only until about twenty minutes in did the movies force start to awaken. After that, the movie held a snowball effect of ever increasing action and interest. I found myself clutching my knees on several occasions as the scenery in several scenes took my breath away. At times I had to remember this was digitalized, and in a fictional world.
The script at times with the dialogue seemed a bit forced for a few characters, but not enough to detract from the overall movement of character development. To me, some of the lines just seemed rather off.
Despite these negative elements the plot was enthralling as even Sherlock Holmes himself couldn't deduce the outcomes. When you thought the movie was going to go left it went right, and when you thought someone was dead they weren't. I particularly enjoyed this as I often can predict with reasonable certainty a lot of movies scenes, because most movies lack originality and if you've seen it once you've seen it all. Yet, this plot allowed me to be completely taken by surprise on multiple occasions. Some reviewers would say this such and such scene is almost obsolete and unnecessary, but I would contest. The fact is not all plans pan out in perfect occurrence and predictability. I prefer the "good guys" and "bad guys" plots to go awry and the viewer watching to be taken aback without the assurance that a plan will in fact succeed-as they do so in so many movies.
Overall, this movie is not without flaws but it is still a good time to watch. The plot is more complex than it's previous predecessors and I believe the franchise has lived up to its promise to deliver another awe inspiring movie. Signing off with a solid 8/10.