I am not going to spoil the movie for you, because it was obvious the one thing they wanted to accomplish in this movie was a lot of twists, turns and surprises.
If you are into that type of thing, you won’t be disappointed as there are a ton of twists all the way down to the final scene.
Some of the humor is good, while other times the acting is so bad it is unintentional humor in what are supposed to be in dramatic parts.
Without giving too much away let me say Luke Skywalker’s role was a big disappointment to me, for reasons I can’t get into without spoiling, let’s say his motivations for becoming a hermit are weak at best.
The best characters in the movie are the supporting ones. Poe, Finn and the amazing Rose (you will love her) were the most enjoyable parts of the film. Ray, Leia, Supreme Leader Snoke and General Hux were also excellent as well.
We have to get to the elephant in the room and the reason this new trilogy while making tons of money has a very major flaw….
In these type of movies the main villain can make or break them.
Star Wars got it wrong with Kylo Ren. The premise of Ben Solo is excellent, but the actor and the backstory just isn’t working.
Think about when you saw Darth Vader in Rogue ONE, that my friend is a villain. Kylo Ren seems more like he should be in Beverly Hills 90210 than Star Wars. Ray continually makes him look like the weakest and least feared villain in the galaxy. I am legitimately more afraid of Ray, who is the hero than I am of Kylo. This movie would have been 100 times better if Ray turned to darkside and Kylo reunited with his mom, because he plays the role like a momma’s boy.
As long as Kylo is the main villain things will suffer.
3 out of 5 Dollarnaire stars.