And that is not Star Wars

Rating: 5/10 (19 December 2017)

The main problem lies within the structure: every character follows its own storyline and very thinly was the movie connected. The story didn't feel contained; it was meandering through different settings, without proper time to breath between the different locations and scenes. For example the first scene was barely connected with the rest of the movie. It was a good action sequence though
I would say there was material for 3 or 4 movies in that film. And it felt rather episodic. But that is not what I wanted. And that is not Star Wars. It is hard to capture the essence of Star Wars. TLJ didn't feel like Star Wars. It felt more like a James Bond or a Marvel's movie. Every character had its own little mission. They tried to pull the strings of many different locations and several protagonists together. Lots of things feel shoe-horned in like Benicio Del Toro's character, Snoke, Finn's romance, C3PO, BB-8
I wish that TLJ would have put more focus on the main characters Rey, Finn and Kylo Ren, and their interactions, and the scenarios would have been more laid out to us. There is little to no time to breathe between the scenes, which can be both seen as good and bad: Good if you are in for a rollercoaster type of experience. Bad if you like clear focus on the main plot points. There is no main protagonist, and it kind of feels like the characters separated more than they united before, which is unfortunate.
It tries hard to be epic, but not effortlessly. For the longest Star Wars movie it feels rushed. It is a solid action movie. 7/10