Star Wars: The Last Jedi Review

Star Wars: The Last Jedi is a great, albeit very different Star Wars movie. This movie is about the continuing story of Rey, Finn, and Poe in the Star Wars Saga. I would not dare say more due to spoilers.  This is not like any Star Wars movie we have ever seen and because of that, this movie takes a couple viewings to process. This film has some of the best and worst moments in all of Star Wars. There are moments that are downright cringe-worthy. However, the good far outweighs the bad.  Daisy Ridley continues to be a great new lead in this franchise. Her character is becoming more developed as the series goes on. Adam Driver's Kylo Ren also remains a great new villain and so far is the most developed character in this new saga. John Boyega is still giving a great performance as Finn, but it is clear they do not know what they are doing with his character. Oscar Issac's Poe Dameron is slowly becoming the new Han Solo and he has many great moments. Carrie Fisher is great in her final performance as Leia and has some heartbreaking scenes throughout. Mark Hamill also turns in another great performance as Luke Skywalker, although be warned this is a very different Luke from the original trilogy.  Newcomer Kelly Marie Tran gave a good performance as Rose.  However, due to the writing, her character could be occasionally annoying.  Laura Dern gave a good performance as a new Resistance General. However, her character is written horribly.  Benicio Del Torro does a fine job in a small role here but his character is given a pointless annoying stutter.  Rian Johnson does a great job directing this movie but some choices he made will be controversial to Star Wars fans. This movie has 3 separate plot lines that do all intersect in the end. However, this movie has an insane amount of plot holes that can be hard to overlook.  At 152 minutes this movie moves at a fast pace although some plots move slower than others. Overall, Star Wars: The Last Jedi has some awful moments but is still a fantastic movie that I highly recommend.

9.5/10