Review of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) by Hotelcentral — 21 May 2017

Back in 1977 when the original Star Wars movie came out no one had ever seen anything like it before. So if the story was a little trite no one really cared because they were too busy being wow-ed by the spectacle of it all. But it's now 40 years later and we've had 9 "Star Wars" films, a bunch of Star Trek films, Blade Runner, Independence Day, Battlestar Galactica, X-Men, Guards of the Galaxy, Transformers and God knows what else. And Rogue One ends up seeming like just more of the same and not particularly enthralling.

The first hour is a bit of a bore. I didn't feel any particular interest in the characters or the story until finally someone opened her mouth and started talking about heroes and sacrifice and this kind of thing. But even with the pace picking up in the second hour I wasn't terribly impressed. Even the interludes of robotic comedy seemed kind of tired. So ultimately I'd say if you're into Star Wars give Rogue One a shot but save it for a day when you've got nothing better on tap.