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Originally Posted by zamler
The setting a movie takes place in doesn't excuse a bad story, bad characters and bad writing.
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It's an aside but I don't think the the characters were bad at all. Plot & pacing had some faults but I actually thought characters were easily the strong point of the movie. Especially the chemistry between Kylo and Rey.
Kylo was a standout and much better than in TFA. Rey continued to be strong. Finn/Rose/Poe storylines had some pacing/plot issues but overall thought their characters/performances were strong.
I know that some people had issues with Luke - but IMO the performance was still strong. He played a broken Luke well and I think that made sense since he didn't send himself to isolation because he was happy and the "hero" from Episode 6 still.
Leia same thing - biggest issues with her were more plot related than her character. ]
Yoda in his short cameo was great. Especially since more in line with the laughing, Luke trolling Yoda from the OT and not the prequel Yoda.
Really the only character I had didn't really like was Benicio Del Toro - and for me that was more about the performance than the character actions/motives. Just didn't like the stuttering and voice that was used.