@jim222001 Honestly most of the movie feels a bit like an Indiana Jones / National Treasure like adventure story, Star Wars style, which I loved. I thought the locations were all incredible, and the journey was so captivating. I was on the edge of my seat the entire time with a massive grin on my face. Very few movies can have that effect on me.
Review by Jim222001VIP 6BlockedParent2019-12-20T01:17:36Z— updated 2021-11-07T22:48:55Z
Minor spoilers: The Rise of Skywalker has less good reviews than the last film. Despite being more entertaining and faithful than that film was. Critics call being a fan service a bad thing, after they loved the Last Jedi.
There is some unanswered plot holes regarding Finn and Rey. As well as the Jedi kid, the previous film showed in the end.
Finn obviously wants to tell Rey he is force sensitive. He doesn’t get much to do that though. Other than chase her around like a clingy lost puppy, yelling “Rey! Rey! Rey!” Which almost even gets her killed at one point.
J.J Abraham’s can be known as a copy and paste Director. Most of The Rise of Skywalker at least doesn’t feel like a Return of the Jedi remake. Some of it should remind you of that film though. Otherwise Abraham’s didn’t copy and paste as much as usual.
I call trying to please fans a good thing. The Last Jedi may feel like the most original of the trilogy in the end though. Abraham does at least know StarWars more than Rian Johnson, however.
There’s plenty of satisfying moments. That outweigh any disappointing moments. Which you really can’t say about the Last Jedi. The Rise of Skywalker is entertaining and exciting throughout.