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I was not looking forward to seeing this movie. I thought about skipping it until it was released for renting, but I caved in and saw it in the theater. I'm glad I did! Rise of Skywalker was a good movie. J.J. Abrams fixed a lot of what Rian Johnson messed up in The Last Jedi . I mentioned my disappointment on The Last Jedi in my review two years ago . Now, I wouldn't have disliked that movie so much had it not taken such an odd turn from The Force Awakens . Also, I would've had a different reaction if there was some indication that some of the unanswered questions I and a lot of other fans had were going to actually be answered. That wasn't the case. There was no hint that there's more to come. I remember walking out of the theater when the movie was over and everyone was just silent. No applause. Nobody talking about how good it was or discussing their favorite part. The excitement was drained out of all 100+ people in that theater. I gave ...

There's a non-spoiler section here and a spoiler section. There's no way to properly review this movie without the spoilers. First -- the NON-spoiler section : I was eagerly anticipating this movie. I re-watched The Force Awakens to get prepped for it. I was even more excited after watching that just the other night. What is going to happen with Luke Skywalker ? Who are Rey's parents? What is going to happen to Princess Leia (now that Carrie Fisher passed away)? Who is Supreme Leader Snoke? All questions that I was hoping to get answered. I got some of those answers (I think). Still, there was a lot left unanswered. Unfortunately, I'm not sure if that's because the writers are building to answers in the final installment of this latest trilogy or if it's because of absolutely awful writing in this movie. The best scenes of the movie absolutely involved Luke Skywalker. You won't be disappointed in anything involving Luke. The rest of it...