Not Star Wars

Rating: 3/10 (4 February 2020)

I'm a big fan of independant, closed story films. They always have a rich narrative, fleshed out characters, and an overall a full, believeable world. This film has all of these things. BUT I am also a big Star Wars fan. This film, if it wasn't part of the Skywalker saga, I think would have been a great film, but as it is, in this saga, it doesn't fit in at all with the pacing and style of the rest of the Star Wars films. The characters act very differently to how they have acted in previous films. The pacing is very slow and all over the place and there is little action for a Star Wars film. As I said previously, I enjoy films like this, but if I go to watch a Star Wars film, I want to watch a Star Wars films. I enjoy the over the top action, the quick pace of the story, and the ridiculous scope of the stakes involved. These are what I want to see in a Star Wars film. Not this subverting expectations you get in a lot of films now a days.
I am a prequel kid. I grew up with them and have a soft spot for them as they're my generation's Star Wars films. I do understand they have a LOT of flaws but at least they have a story to tell. This film is nothing. I believe it ruins a lot of the lore of the universe, the characters and their development, and focuses more on 'subverting expectations' than telling a compelling story