Wasted Potential of a Good Story

Rating: 4/10 (18 December 2017)

So let me first say I loved the Force Awakens. I get that it mirrored A New Hope but at the same time it reintroduced Star Wars to a new generation of fans while providing the nostalgia for the life long fans. The story was built up and has left us wondering where it will lead for two years now. We have been waiting TWO YEARS. So this Rian Johnson guy gets hired. Wow well he must be the laziest and most uncreative storyteller I have seen thus far. It's like he fell into a depression after writing the opening scene. We wonder who Snoke is. "I don't care, Kill him." Phasma is back and didn't die afterall so what are you going to do with her? "I don't care. Kill her." Whats been going on with Luke? Whats his place in this new story? "I don't know. Kill him." How are we going to write Carrie off now? "Not." I mean are you kidding me, Johnson??? This is the best you can do. Not to mention having Luke drinking some weird milk from a random creature. 35 minutes of the film is centered around Rose and Finn on some bogus casino planet riding some huge CGI horse cats. And what is the point of building up Rey's lineage and the scene with the mirror wall? Give me a break. You are lazy storyteller and you should've never directed this movie. I wish we could have a redo. I really hope Disney rethinks their decision of hiring you.