Review of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) by Derekreide — 20 Dec 2019

Well...The end is here. And I’m happy to say that this is the WORST Star Wars film to date. ‘The Rise of Skywalker’ is treated like a movie made for the fans, but honestly, it’s the final middle finger to them.

Granted, a lot of people may end up liking the movie because it retconned ‘The Last Jedi’, but I don’t see how this made anything better. This movie was treated like an average children’s movie rather than a Sci-Fi epic conclusion to a forty-two year running franchise beloved by millions.

Conundrum on top of conundrum, cheesy dialogue/humor, unnecessary twists, needless callbacks, and plenty of cat-and-mouse type antics. The only good things in this film is the engaging action sequences, yet they are too quick for you to actually be on the edge of your seat for (referred to for the beginning of the film, until the final battle), and the visuals, which most are eye-catching.

What a way to end Star Wars...Like the way you’d unexpectedly lose someone you care about. That’s how I feel about this. Like as if I lost someone very important in my life.