We were pretty disappointed...

Rating: 4/10 (23 June 2018)

My friends and I went to see this. We're all Star Wars fans and have seen all of the other movies. I loved the original series, the prequels and The Force Awakens. We were all really excited to see the next thing the Star Wars universe had in store.
Honestly, it almost feels like a coherent plot and well-written characters were sacrificed for the sake of subverting the audience's expectations at every turn. The entire thing has about 10 plot twists, and most of them are completely pointless. Rose is a useless and annoying character, and it seems like they included her mostly for the sake of diversity. The porgs are just there for product placement. I just love how every time there is a shooting scene or an explosion, everyone dies except for the necessary characters...how convenient! There are a million plot holes, and going through them all will probably just make my brain explode. And don't get me started on the Magic Leia scene where she wakes up in outer space and flies back to the ship...what is that?
There are some good things, however. It's definitely entertaining. Some of the scenes are visually impressive, and It's pretty cool how they explored Kylo and Rey's relationship.
Overall, even though I was very disappointed, I'm still excited for Episode IX. We'll see what happens!