by Michael P Coleman
I saw the new Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker last evening, in Sacramento. It has become a bit of an annual tradition over the years. If I have not been in the theatre, I have been in front of my flat screen at home watching the adventures playing out from a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away…
If you get the impression that I’m stalling with this review, you’re right. You’ll note that I called it a “reflection” up top, as I’m determined not to spoil anything for you. Suffice it to say that the film is very good — perhaps even better than the last one, The Last Jedi, and one of the best of the multi-film franchise.
There are some thrilling cameos in The Rise Of Skywalker, perhaps the most welcomed being Billy Dee Williams’. When I interviewed Williams in 2015, he’d not been invited back to the Star Wars party, unlike his compatriots Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, and Harrison Ford, and he wasn’t at all happy about that. So it was good to see Williams’ Lando Calrissian attempting to save the galaxy again in this new movie. And director J.J. Abrams masterfully found a way to wrap up Princess Leia’s storyline in grand fashion, in the wake of Fisher’s 2016 death.
There is a “damn” moment in The Rise Of Skywalker, when you find out a central character is not exactly who you thought he or should would be. And the new cast, including John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, and Oscar Isaac are great in it.
Read MPC’s full “reflection” on the new Star Wars movie.
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