Review of Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) by Mace8704 — 19 Dec 2017

I want to emphasize this greatly. I didn't watch a single trailer, or read a single review prior to watching The Last Jedi, and I do **not** mind social advocacy messages in a film. I only heard vague sentiments that critics loved the film, which undeniably excited me, but holy moly, I could not disagree more with the critics reception.

First off, many of the interesting plot threads created in the Force Awakens like who are Rey's parents, what happened to Luke Skywalker, the greatly anticipated return of Luke Skywalker to the resistance, and developing Phasma and Snokes into a menacing antagonist are all fumbled here to my great disappointment.

To my shock, the director and writers instead chose to pursue new and much less interesting subplots involving Finn, Rose, and how the crew of the resistance flag ship handles an 18 hour chase sequence when low on fuel.

I would strongly discourage anyone other than dedicated fans of the series to see this in theaters and rent this film. It's simply not worth the price of admission.