The Soul is missing in this Star Wars movie. Very disappointing.

Rating: 5/10 (17 December 2017)

What separated the Star Wars movies from the rest of the Sci fi movies and action films was the depth it brought to the story. No other movie franchise touched so many fans the way Star wars did. The characters were well developed, there was the philosophy about the force, the Jedi were certain types of people that many of us admired. We loved all characters, even the villains.
I had enjoyed The force awakens and Rogue one. I had even enjoyed the three prequels. So I went in to see The last Jedi with great expectations. I could not believe how bad this movie was. It was not Star wars at all. The Story was poorly told. It was being jerked around. Really bad use of humor. So many whys and hows that were never explained. So many disconnected and 'makes no sense' type scenes! Awful screenplay. The Snoke character is so badly portrayed!. Kylo Ren keeps getting on the screen and disappearing. Luke Skywalker is to be accepted only because he bears the name, and we know Mark Hamill is playing it. We never find out much about Rey or anyone else. Rey miraculously becomes a great fighter without any visible training, except in one scene. The new character Rose, the maintenance worker, added nothing. The group of goats, foxes, color, fire, just created more distraction. The fight scenes were unbearably long. Chewbacca was (mis)used just to create humor. The persistent theme for me throughout was- confusion.
There was a constant onslaught of special effects, as if they would make up for what was lacking in the story, dialogue and characters. I kept hoping that somehow the story would get on track. It never did. Rian Johnson did a terrible job as Director and writer.
There were a few positives. Daisy Ridley was very good again as Rey. Some of the scenes were spectacular. It was good to see Carrie Fisher one last time in a movie.
I couldn't wait for the movie to be over. It was boring, disappointing, and it made me angry to see what they did to my favorite movie series. I read a couple of reviews by critics and they were praising the movie! I couldn't believe it! I can't believe how bad this movie is. It's not like a Star wars movie at all. Its soul is missing, and what we got is a ton of special effects that obliterate an already flawed story. The only touching moment was at the end of the credits- "In loving memory of our princess Carrie Fisher". It brought tears to my eyes.
Will there be an Episode 9? I have no desire to see it. George Lucas should never have sold the rights to his beloved Star wars franchise. This is the worst Star wars movie, and really the only Bad Star wars movie.