"Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker": OK
I want to say something deep and profound about the latest "Star Wars," which is supposed to complete a nine-film saga and complete the story that began all those years ago with Luke and Leia and the rest. But the movie is not particularly deep, and not at all profound. It is, in the end, just OK: a circling back through familiar tropes and scenes from other "Star Wars" movies; an apology for "The Last Jedi" (which I liked), and in both cases a re-presentation to the audience of things it believes that the fan base wants. To draw a really bizarre comparison, it's the onscreen equivalent of Trump's six-page impeachment letter, giving the base what it expects and the heck with those of us who valued something more/better/different (that is, again, "The Last Jedi"). But, as part of a part of that base, I was more or less content about the whole thing, willing to endure a clunky and overlong series of fights and battles -- and cheap ...