I think Rian Johnson got in his own way a bit too much and tried too hard to subvert audience expectations. Every big plot point was something unexpected. Rey's parents are nobodies. Snoke gets killed off quickly and we don't learn anything about him. Finn's subplot ends in failure and achieves nothing. Poe's attempt at a heroic mutiny blows up in his face and he looks like an idiot.
I'm not angry about any of this. I'm not a huge Star Wars fan. I like the original trilogy. The force awakens was pretty good, especially on first viewing in the theatre. This one just didn't do anything for me. Nothing hit me in the feels. I didn't chuckle at any of the jokes (at least I only cringed once at the opening "please hold" joke that went on way too long.)
I love Kylo Ren. I was into it anytime Rey or Luke were onscreen. The movie ground to a halt for me whenever it cut to anything else.
It was a mediocre flick. I have tickets for Saturday and I'm not even sure I wanna go again.
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