Extremely unhealthy for the overall Star Wars narrative, but not deserving of the hate it gets.

Rating: 7/10 (15 April 2019)

This review will get nothing but hate because I'm giving even a little bit of intermittent praise to a movie people love to bash. Yeah, well, get over it. Ever consider that you might not be taking an objective look at it?
I totally agree that killing Luke and nearly every other major decision made in the film was a bad idea in regard to franchise direction. Yes, the casino side plot was just horrendously stupid. This film's consequences are what make it so controversial and, in that sense, I'd agree! It's very unhealthy for the franchise and near entirely derails the new trilogy. But we're not reviewing the new trilogy here, are we?
Otherwise, in and of itself, Last Jedi is NOT that bad. Please stop needlessly hating just to hate. It's better than Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones.