Review of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) by Sean W — 20 Dec 2017

I absolutely loved this movie from beginning to end.

I consider myself to be a Star Wars fanatic and thought this movie had all the draw, excitement and feel of the original trilogy. Whilst presenting an original and captivating story that fitted perfectly to the beginning of 'A New Hope'.

The characters are engaging and entertaining and you are really left rooting for them and for the true fans its great to see the origins of "Rogue" Squadron.

There are tons of easter eggs for the die hard fans but equally the movie is entertaining for a first timer. I lost count of the number of times that I exclaimed with excitement. Although darker than most of the rest of the Star Wars movies with a distinctly "Empire" feel I thought this perfectly suited the story and I really loved the ending which I found really moving. Seeing Vader at the height of the dark side was absolutely priceless and the lead female Heroine was an awesome, powerful character, reminiscent of young Leia which just goes to prove that women are truly equal in the Star Wars universe. More like this please!! Help me Obi-Wan Kenobi.. You're my only hope!