Review of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) by Movie M — 18 Sep 2017

"Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" was pretty much what everyone thought it was going to be, not really much more, but definitely not anything less. Rogue One follows Felicity Jones (Jyn Erso), as she tries to help the rebels stop the imperials from completing and using the famous death star, giving you another angle on the Star Wars universe.

I myself am a pretty big Star Wars fan, and I have to say that Rogue One wasn't the worst Star Wars made for sure, but I wouldn't say it was one of the best. It does have some interesting moments in it, and scenes that definitely gave the movie the feel of the Star Wars universe, much unlike the dreaded prequels.

Felicity Jones does a very good job, as does pretty much everyone in this movie, it's good enough to give you the vibe that this is an actual Star Wars movie. However, there wasn't a whole lot that really happened in the movie, as the entire movie was based off of a side-plot in "Star Wars: A New Hope".

There are some cool cameos and references here and there that tie in to A New Hope, which I really liked, but this movie didn't really present to much to me as its own movie. The plot needed to have just a little bit more to it, as it mainly relied on battle scenes (most of which didn't even have lightsabers or jedi or the force, just the crappy laser guns that the random Star Wars characters use) to make the movie exciting.

Generally though, this movie wasn't terrible, and there definitely is an audience that will really love "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story". However, I was neither amazed nor dissapointed, and I will say that "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" is only worth watching if you're bored.