Star Wars: The Last Jedi

— I don’t go to these things for a life-changing kernel of truth. I go to be entertained, to be wowed, to escape, and marvel at the effects. I also go to be reminded how the heck a series started in 1977 with ten or more episodes and three or four trilogies is still going strong. It’s because even the bad ones are pretty good and “The Last Jedi” is not a bad one. It even gives people who haven’t been watching since 1977 a quick leg up, offering the information they need to know in the first couple of minutes so you don’t need to be a Star Wars’ aficionado to enjoy it. In some ways, it's formulaic, with clear good and bad guys, and always a cute new breed of critter or two, but who cares? It's fun and it's well made. Go see it.

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[2017. 152 min. Directed by Rian Johnson. Starring Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Mark Hamill, Adam Driver, and Carrie Fisher.]
https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/star-wars-the-last-jedi-2017