[BagJo]

I saw Rise of Skywalker a couple of nights ago. I don't think it was terrible, I didn't hate it, but I thought it was pretty disappointing and not a well thought out story. It's one of those movies that just falls apart under the slightest bit of scrutiny (the dagger, underwater spaceships that were built by who exactly? Apparently evil can be healed?)

Also, Palpatine being crammed into the trilogy in the final hour just smacks of desperation. It pretty much ruins the ending of Return of the Jedi since all their efforts were for nothing apparently (not the first time Star Wars has sucked the cool out of its own stories to retread old ground).

There were some good things though. A couple of nice cameos, Babu Frik was super cute/funny, ...and it's kinda hard to say the couple of other things I liked without major spoilers.

Ultimately the story felt very unfinished. Rey seemed like she was wrapping up Luke, Leia and Han's story more than finishing her own journey. Kylo basically got a complete character arc, but Poe and Fin were pretty much set dressing for 3 movies and that's a shame, because Oscar and John are fine actors.

It won't bother me if Disney decides to let the brand rest for a few years.