A few missing plot points. One disapointment. But overal, Star Wars is amazing.

Rating: 8/10 (21 December 2017)

Note: I have a shorter, similar review that you may find on Rotten Tomatoes. But, I decide to share the longer one on here.
This is my review.
Let me start off by stating I loved this movie. And while I loved this movie, there are some plot points missing. Plot points in regards to characters like Snoke, or Leia. An example would be when Leia uses the force. It's not explained who taught her. You just have to assume that Luke may have at one point taught her. And Captain Phasma doesn't exactly get as much screen time as she should have. I was a little disappointed in the fight between Finn and Phasma. I felt it should have been longer.
However, despite Phasma not getting more screen time, Poe Dameron on the other hand, does. In "The Force Awakens" Poe's character was just put on the side lines. Here in "The Last Jedi" Poe's lack of screen time is made up for. And his character development is definitely not lacking. I'd also like to point out that this is not an "Empire Strikes Back" remake. There was speculation that it would be. While it does have echoes of ESB, it's in no way a remake.
Then, there is Luke's character. Lot of fans said that Luke's character was all wrong. I do not agree. For, I found that I actually liked the way his character was written. Sure, younger Luke would just go right into action, and would want to be the hero. But, that was younger Luke. Old man Luke would not think or act as 20 year old Luke would. In "The Last Jedi" his character is completely justified. Here is a man that is completely torn, and conflicted. Luke retreated to the ancient Jedi temple as a result of seeing his temple destroyed and, finding out his students are all dead. There he found the history of the Jedi. Between discovering the mistakes of the Jedi and what he just experienced, it makes perfect sense. I can certainly see why Luke has changed. Some fans may actually identify with what he is going through. After he tells his story, one should feel for Luke. I found myself wanting to almost cry. For , I felt sad that Luke was so destroyed. You know the movie is good when you care about the characters. It's also refreshing to see that our hero of the original trilogy has changed, and grown. Other wise it would just be the same old, same old. Luke does (with the help of Ray, and other characters) find himself again, and then decides to once again be the hero.
Aside from what I just mentioned, "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" is an amazing movie. When you go to watch this movie, you should just expect the unexpected. I'm sure others have said to expect the unexpected already. But, it is true. Rian Johnson's "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" is just a down right amazing movie. With great performances by the cast, amazing visuals, a long with some twists, turns, and down right spectacular action. All of which are reasons to love this movie. Mark Hamill, and Carrie Fisher (may she rest in peace) in particular give probably their best performance in this movie. Maybe even their best ever. Their performances a lone should be enough for this movie to be enjoyable. The other cast members such as Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Benicio Del Toro, and Laura Dern are also really good with their roles, and play them well.
"The Last Jedi" does it job in entertaining, and expands upon the universe. The movie does things that have not been done before in Star Wars. This includes showing us force abilities that haven't been explored in any of the Star Wars movies. The movie is just a fun Star Wars adventure. As long as you don't go into this movie with high expectations and crazy fan theories then, one should be able to just enjoy.