LogFAQs > #962682772

(I wish this topic was spoiler marked.)
I liked the general themes of TLJ. "Fuck the past, focus on the present and the future, no reason to retread old ground." A whole lot of that comes from Kylo, but he's gripping with the reality of his actions. I really wish the movie pushed Kylo a little harder, forced him to deal with killing Han more openly, forced him to confront Snoke without Rey... I think the movie flounders a bit in the second half, especially the "attack" on Luke, but the story beats are besides killing Snoke so early.

TRoS has story issues, but I think more of its issue come from just being a bad movie. The action is boring, characters unexciting, lines are droll. It really feels like fanfiction more than a Hollywood produced blockbuster. If it kept the same exact plot and fixed all the cringey lines, developed Palpatine a bit more, and had more consistent choreography it wouldn't be such a disaster.
Still better than Attack of the Clones.