Well high art it ain’t, it’s not even a terribly coherent remake of Return of the Jedi. Even the title is a very obvious gigantic spoiler you can see coming a mile away, even if some other spoilerish elements come out of left field. The acting for me was an improvement on the last two films, but even Isaac, Ridley and Boyega can’t overcome a script written by committee, which is bloated enough to rob much of the emotional scenes of depth when they eventually arrive. It’s a fun enough (if incoherent) romp, but doesn’t honour its past that well, and for all of the impressive CGI in the final scenes, some of the earlier special effects (Carrie Fisher I'm looking at you) are poor. It feels pretty clear that there are retcons built into the script, perhaps to overcome Fisher’s untimely death, but the very early villainous reveal suggests something else. Ian McDiarmid’s return is scary enough, but his appearance strips this finale of any originality at all. Even having Isaac and Boyega actually into one another would have been something (they certainly have chemistry), but as fun as Rise sometimes is, it’s also painfully predictable. Adam Driver’s final choice is intensely delivered, but it strictly follows formula and there’s little chance given for emotional resonance. I’ve heard there’s another trilogy being developed - given how much I liked Rogue One I hope they start from scratch.