Review of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) by Chris Evangelista for Slashfilm — 18 Dec 2019

There’s so much wasted potential here. As the story draws to its big, loud climax, and one fan-service moment after another arises, you begin to get the sense that Abrams is just checking off boxes and fulfilling a quota.

There’s no spark; no joy; no life. If this truly is the end of the Skywalker Saga, what an ignoble end it is.