![]() It turns out, the planet is a giant, intergalactic casino. The entire subplot with Canto Bite is a dumpster fire of a hot mess. It’s a wasted opportunity, but that’s just my opinion. Now the writers will have to think of proper way to give the character a send off, without having to use a CGI likeness in this trilogy’s final installment. In my humble opinion, they should have had her die while in said coma. Leia then slips into a coma, but wakes up in time for the third and final act. Or it might give older audience members flashbacks of Sally Field as the Flying Nun. Needless to say, this scene will probably have lots of Marvel fans yelling out “I’m Mary Poppins, y’all!”. I’m talking of course about “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2”. It’s kinda jarring to see, especially when you consider this is the second time this year that Disney has released a space opera movie with a character floating around in space. It’s here where one of the movie’s biggest twists takes place, as Leia is able to use the Force to pull herself back onto the ship. There is a scene of the Resistance’s main ship being attacked, and Leia being sucked out into outer space as a result. Honestly, the studio had a full year to do reshoots and careful editing to give Leia a grand finale, but they chose not to. Not unless the opening scroll will read “Leia Organa has died peacefully in her sleep”. She’s alive and well by the end of this movie, so I don’t see how they will explain her absence in the next movie. Yeah, that’s going to make the last installment to this trilogy awkward. Many of these might be considered nit-picking to some, but I think they are problematic enough to make or break the movie for others. I’ll start with the movie’s shortcomings. So right away, we have parallels of “The Empire Strikes Back”, with all of protagonists being split into teams and doing their own thing. He’s joined by Rose Tico (Kelly Marie Tran), a fellow maintenance crew member, whose sister died in dogfight with the First Order. Finn (John Boyega) wakes up from the coma he was left in, and goes on a side quest to a planet called Canto Bite, to find a means to disable a tracking device that the First Order are using to find the base of the Resistance. Rey is also haunted by Kylo Ren (Adam Driver), who can now communicate with her through the Force, to the point they can even physically interact with one other.Įlsewhere, General Leia Organa (the late Carrie Fisher), Poe Dameron (Oscar Isaac), and Vice Admiral Holdo (Laura Dern), are trying to rally the remains of the Resistance against the First Order, who are breathing down their necks. Yes, he has gone full grumpy, “get off of my lawn”, “old man yells at cloud” mode for this installment. ![]() However, Luke has turned into a human version of Oscar the Grouch, and wants nothing to do with the Jedi, the Force, or anything that is going wrong in the universe. Picking up where “The Force Awakens” left off, Rey (played by the lovely and overdressed Daisy Ridley) has found Luke Skywalker (played by Mark Hamill in the highest profile movie he’s been in since “Return of the Jedi”) and must convince him to train her in the ways of the Force. Some of his choices work, while others don’t. He’s a talented writer, and a creative director, so I wanted to see what he would do when given the chance to play in the ultimate cinematic sandbox that is the Star Wars Universe. I’m a fan of Rian Johnson, having seen all of his other movies, “Brick”, “The Brothers Bloom”, and “Looper”. Okay, for those of you who are still with us, “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” is a mixed bag. Seriously, I’m about to give away everything, including the ending. While worth seeing overall, this movie is not worth paying full price for. However, you should only go during matinee fees, or with some kind of gift card. When it comes to seeing this movie in theatres, my advice is to see it twice, once to experience it with fresh eyes, and a second time to really soak it in with a more critical eye. ![]() It’s not better than any of the original trilogy, and it’s not better than “The Force Awakens”, but it is better than “Rogue One” and any of the prequel trilogy movies. That being said, I give “The Last Jedi” three stars out of five. If that’s all you want to know, stop right there and go see the movie before coming back and reading the rest of my review. So, for the first time in one of my reviews, I’m going to spoil major plot points to the movie! Now, for those of you who have yet to see it, I’m going to give you my star review up front. ![]() ![]() I feel that I can’t express what I like and dislike about this movie without giving away spoilers. We’re going to do something a little different here, faithful readers. ![]()
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