I thought it was solid. I liked how murky it seemed compared to the other movies, where there were much more clear "good guys" and "bad guys". Just the flashes of dissension in the Rebellion, and also between Tarkin and the director guy, were good touches.
Amazing action in the third act. Just about everything that could have been possibly thrown in was thrown in, from the settings to the ground battle to the infiltration of the Empire facility to the aerial battles both in the atmosphere and space. Really gorgeous and thrilling. And with a real feeling of hopelessness for the heroes, since we had a pretty good idea of how this had to end to "set up" the original movie. I'm sure I had a stupid grin plastered on my face for the least 20-30 minutes.
The CGI appearances didn't bother me at all.
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