A good movie

After hearing so many positive things about this movie, I was so eager to check it out and I had some rather high expectations. Well, even though I did enjoy it, I thought it was actually a step down from 'The Force Awakens' which already wasn't much more than a remake of 'A New Hope'. I mean, I still had a good time. Indeed, during the Christmas holidays, I went to see it with my step-son in glorious IMAX 3D and it was just pretty awesome when you think that I used to watch the first trilogy with my dad more than 30 years ago. Still, even though it was definitely a fun blockbuster, I still struggled with the story they gave us. First of all, it had actually nothing to do with all the critics from the die-hard fans, in fact, I'm glad that Rian Johnson actually played around with this legacy. No, what actually bothered me was the fact that there was no real story but just a succession of scenes to keep the trio of main characters busy. Let's start with Rey. She was supposed to get some training from the legendary Luke Skywalker but this training was actually pretty much a joke. Eventually, he gave her maybe only one lesson but, at least, it was great to see Mark Hamill playing this iconic character and he did a fine job. Concerning Poe and Finn, they were both involved in some pointless missions and I felt especially bad for Finn. Indeed, he was such an interesting character, well played by John Boyega, but, seriously, his character could have been easily removed and it wouldn't have had any impact on this story. Seriously, what was the point of sending him to some casino planet and then on a ship of the First Order? In 'The Force Awakens', they had to introduce these new characters, it was inevitable, but, with this new installment, since the introduction was out of the way, I was hoping to see them involved in something more interesting than some boring missions leading to nowhere. Eventually, the only character who had something interesting to do, the only one who displayed some evolution and development, was Kylo Ren who was already interesting but has now become easily the most fascinating character in this new trilogy. Anyway, to conclude, even though the damned thing was actually rather disappointing, it was still entertaining though and it is worth a look, especially if you like the genre.

7/10