Review of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) by Jacoobi456 — 11 Jun 2017

As a Star Wars fan, after walking out of the theatre I felt underwhelmed and nonplussed. Rogue One was enjoyable, but certainly not memorable, and for me doesn't come close to the other Star Wars films, especially after the utterly outstanding seventh instalment.

I know that this will conflict with popular opinion, but I thought there was little or no character development, mostly due to the OK performances by the lead roles, save Felicity Jones, who put in a great performance as Jyn Erso. I thought Diego Luna was particularly sub-par, especially after some very positive comments made by trusted friends. Humour was very good, mostly from K-2SO's awesome one-liners and remarks.

Probably the best aspect of Rogue One was the special effects: completely and utterly amazing, IMO some of the best in recent years. Scarif was very butt-clenchy, and had me absorbed from start to finish, avidly watching the unfolding scenes. All in all, a generally disappointing film with some brilliant moments/sequences, but not one that you'll rush back to see.