Rey, Finn, and Poe are back and I really like the dialogue between them. Rey is really overpowered in this movie. She has the ability to force heal, which in the movies we haven't really seen at this point. Our heroes go on a hunt for a dagger that tells the way to a wayfinder to planet Exegol. C3P0 can translate the language on the blade making him much more relevant in this movie than the previous 2. This movie also has some really cool dynamics between Rey and Kylo Ren. They fight each other with lightsabers despite not being in the same room which is really cool. Eventually the two duel on the watery sight of the destroyed Death Star from Return of the Jedi. It's a cool fight but it honestly could have been a bit more flushed out I think.
Ultimately this movie expands a lot of the star wars lure just like its predecessor Last Jedi did. I'm not really sure if I like this movie as much as Force Awakens and Last Jedi. It seems to not have as much tension in key parts. Like there's a part where you think Chewbacca got killed but it turns out...nope he was somewhere else. The ending confrontation is good but I honestly feel it could have been better as well. The Knights of Ren fight a newly redeemed Ben Solo (Kylo Ren) and he just defeats them so easily.
You can tell J.J. Abrams wanted to undo some of the past mistakes that Last Jedi did.....like Luke's character. This movie was good considering it did that and had to close out the trilogy and the Skywalker saga. I honestly feel it's a good Star Wars movie but not among the best ones.
Verdict: 8.75