Quite Mediocre

Rating: 7/10 (18 December 2017)

I went into this Star Wars film thinking it was going to be a dark and serious movie since that is what the trailer made it out to be, shoker! It is NOT.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi probably has one of the best trailers to come out in the past decade, but with that said, everything that was shown in the trailer was completely twisted to showcase a false idea of the film and did not reflect the movie accurately at all.
This might sound bias because I personally prefer movies without comedic relief, but wow, this movie had A LOT of it to the point where it almost felt forced. It made the empire look like a complete joke (General Hux in particular) and even made Luke along with the rest of the rebellion look like a joke also. I must admit there are times where it does fit, but the majority of the time it does not.
There is NO story. The whole movie felt like it was missing both an introduction and conclusion. Nothing was explained. Nothing about Rey's backstory and absolutely nothing about Snoke. There are small bits where Kylo Ren and Luke are slightly explained, but it is EXTREMELY lackluster. If you were hoping to find out personal information about Rey and her life and why she has a connection with the force, you are going to be disappointed. If you wanted to know more about Kylo, Snoke, Luke Skywalker, Fin, and Po, you will be equally disappointed. While watching the movie I had no idea where it was going.
Very slight and odd anti-capitalist undertones were present, but nothing serious, most people wouldn't notice it (If you have seen Spider-man Homecoming, it was nothing like that).
This film did not stay true to Star Wars lore and if it actually did, it was not explained. So many things were wrong in the movie I almost felt as if the director had never took the effort to do research about things in the Star Wars universe.
Really odd and forced relationships between characters. I am not going to say which two characters because I want to make this as spoiler-free as possible, but jesus, the relationship made NO sense and me along with others in the theater were equally as confused.
In conclusion, Star Wars: The Last Jedi is a decent film towards those who are not a fan of Star Wars and simply are just going in to view a sci-fi film, but to those who actually enjoy the franchise, you will be disappointed.
Overall Rating: 7.0/10
Rating as a Star Wars film: 5.0/10