JJ Abrams and co. succumbed to toxic fanboy pressure and retconned daring - and controversial, but brave - creative choices from “The Last Jedi” to produce this unimaginative, cheesy, horribly acted (save Oscar Isaac, Keri Russell and C3PO’s Anthony Daniels) and misogynistic film that was an unsatisfying end to this new trilogy and the saga as a whole. There is a good story somewhere within, but the fan-servicing killed it. Not even John Williams’ great score could save this 142 minutes from the doldrums of tediousness. The plot holes were gaping, characterisations were broad and/or filmsy, and just way too many lens flares (Abrams obviously still has not learned). Abrams has great ideas and a great mind to imagine big set pieces and create indelible images, but like his TV shows, he needs a team to sharpen the details and knit the stitches holding the pieces together, but this was not the team assembled for this film. In the end, what was the reason of having this new trilogy? It might have been better as a TV series...oh wait, there is already the better “The Mandalorian”.
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