Every Generation Has A Legend.

Starring: Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Adam Driver, Carrie Fisher, Domhnall Gleeson, Naomi Ackie, Anthony Daniels, Lupita Nyong'o, Richard E. Grant, Billy Dee Williams, Keri Russell

DML Rating: ★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆ - average

"Confronting fear is the destiny of a Jedi. Your destiny. If you don't face Palpatine, it will mean the end of the Jedi, and the war will be lost." - Luke

Why watch this? This final film was average, and that's not par for Star Wars.

Plot Summary: This film brings to a head the conflict between the Resistance and the First Order. As Rey finishes her Jedi training, the evil Emperor Palpatine's unexpected return from the dead casts a dark shadow over the galaxy. Rey, Finn, and Poe embark on a perilous journey across the galaxy, confronting their destinies while racing to thwart Palpatine's grand scheme.

Dad's Preview: I'd like to say this was a wonderful pinnacle in the Star Wars film catalog, but I cannot. It's a mess of a story weighed down by all it's obligations to pay homage to the franchise's past. I would rather have had the risk-taking from the first two films, but it is just not there. I am so disappointed in the resurrection of Palpatine - which in effect, nullifies the first three films. Abrams has admitted that he did not have a plan for all three films, but rather just made it up as they went. Well, this is what you get: a final film that feels rushed, contrived and, frankly, cheap. You should watch it just to see what happens, but in my book, it is a big miss.

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