Review of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) by Mike I — 19 Jul 2017

I don't want to be too critical of this film because it was a pretty good action flick set in the Star Wars universe. It just felt a little unnecessary. Did this story really need to be told. Maybe? I'll be mildly spoiling this movie by saying this, but it's a pretty bleak movie in the same way The Dirty Dozen is.

But even in that movie, some of the team survives. It's just a shame that you feel like these characters got wasted for a meh story. If you love everything Star Wars, you'll love this. If you want a simple action movie and like Star Wars, it's okay.

I do remember wanting to go see it in the theatres when it first came out though, and now after watching it, I'm glad I didn't. Watch Empire instead; you get the same downer ending but it's just a more satisfying movie.