This is a reasonably well acted film, with decent modern effects and solid set design. It does feel more or less like Star Wars most of the time. But that's about the nicest I can be.
It's story is brought down by poor writing, the actors are wasted on inconsistent characterization, and the shallow fan-service gets zero payoff. It's campy in a non-SW way, and at times tries to extract drama from inorganic situations.
The side plot with the droid L3 is a terrible misuse of screentime that had me literally bust out laughing at it's nonsensical conclusion. It was a moment the director clearly intended to be somber and emotional but failed on every level and came off as a comedic waste of an "arc".
It's nowhere near the worst of the Disney SW films, but it is still nothing more then a mediocre mess of wasted potential ultimately unworthy of the franchise.
It's story is brought down by poor writing, the actors are wasted on inconsistent characterization, and the shallow fan-service gets zero payoff. It's campy in a non-SW way, and at times tries to extract drama from inorganic situations.
The side plot with the droid L3 is a terrible misuse of screentime that had me literally bust out laughing at it's nonsensical conclusion. It was a moment the director clearly intended to be somber and emotional but failed on every level and came off as a comedic waste of an "arc".
It's nowhere near the worst of the Disney SW films, but it is still nothing more then a mediocre mess of wasted potential ultimately unworthy of the franchise.
