Review of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) by Michael O'sullivan for Washington Post — 18 Dec 2019
Everybody wants a happy ending. But that doesn’t mean that we should always get the one we want. It’s fine, if also cliche, to be reminded that good will triumph over evil. But it would make for a deeper and more powerful lesson — one that, after nine movies, might leave a lasting dent in the heart — if the hero actually had to give up something, or someone, that didn’t feel like a tiniest bit of a cop-out.
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This review of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) was written by Michael O'sullivan and published by Washington Post on 18 Dec 2019.
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker has generally received positive reviews.
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