Alec Worton

Star Wars Review Time! (No Spoilers) Rise of Skywalker midnight screening complete. This film only demonstrates the disorganisation of Disney as they attempt to backpedal after The Last Jedi. Not only is the film unoriginal, but I'd go so far as to call it bland fan fiction. The plot holes are so obvious it literally hurts to watch. Star Wars is about the Skywalker bloodline, and more importantly the prophecy of Anakin Skywalker bringing balance to the force. The conclusion of the "Skywalker Saga" solidifies itself as anything but the story of the Skywalkers, but rather the story of a girl who got everything and didn't have to work for it. Poor writing, poor character development, and a story completely laden with "progressive politics" undeniably indicates that the core plot of Star Wars has been crushed under Disney. I forecast potential layoffs at Disney/Lucasfilm over this 3rd failed outing (The Last Jedi and Solo being 1 and 2 respectively). If you don't watch Star Wars for the story, then enjoy. But if you're a fan who's read into the lore, then I'm sorry, you won't be pleased. I suggest you save your money and make a statement to Disney that you won't accept this level of quality.

Absolutely boring, the film was long... Excessively long... Our movie time was 9:15pm and we got out after 12am. Actors/actresses are under utilised in this film, Margot Robbie is being praised for her performance despite having bugger all screen time and only dancing a bit in every scene that features her. Leo and Brad's characters don't encourage any sympathy from the audience so at the film's conclusion you're still left feeling nothing for their characters. Timothy Olyphant and other small role actors should've received more screen time as their characters were ultimately more interesting. I strongly believe that the film is poorly written and very poorly paced. Leo's character Rick is trying to salvage what's left of his acting career and avoid being cast as the bad guy over and over, yet the majority of the film is him playing the bad guy in some Western film, only for there to be a sudden time skip afterwards, in which he goes to Europe, stars in 4 films, starts reviving his career and then returns to America, but all of this happens off the bloody screen!!! So many important details of the plot are neglected and unimportant parts are dragged out to a painstakingly unbearable length. To summarise, avoid this film, don't let Tarantino steal hours of your precious life, you'll regret it.