Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker leaves critics divided

It's the final film in the Skywalker saga that concludes the nine-film epic space opera. Nothing new: Empire's Helen O'Hara said 'the storytelling sputters whenever it approaches any similar chance to turn away from narrative convention and do something truly unexpected' Empire's Helen O'Hara gave the film three stars, and claimed: 'For all the visual panache, pleasing cameos and interesting newcomers here, for all that Ridley and Driver pour into their stand-offs, the Emperor's presence shows a disturbing lack of faith at the heart of The Rise Of Skywalker. Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker reviews The Rise of Skywalker may rush to its end without giving viewers enough time to enjoy what they're seeing, but Driver and Ridley's performances are sensational Roxy Simons, Mail Online For all the visual panache, pleasing cameos and interesting newcomers here, for all that Ridley and Driver pour into their stand-offs, the Emperor's presence shows a disturbing lack of faith at the heart of The Rise Of Skywalker. Kyle Anderson, Nerdist The Rise of Skywalker is a lot of movie and is far from flawless, but overall, it's an emotional, thrilling and satisfying end to the Skywalker Saga, with plenty of surprises up its sleeve Ian Sandwell, Digital Spy Bumpy as the ride sometimes is.no one can accuse Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker of stinting on action, emotion, planet-hopping, callbacks, fan-servicing, or, well, anything Star Wars, as Abrams goes for maximalism laced with classicism Jamie Graham, GamesRadar+ 'The movie belongs to the new cast that started the trilogy though, and especially Daisy Ridley and Adam Driver this time around.' Storyline: Plot details have been kept tightly under wraps but Rey, Finn and Poe will unite on-screen, after being scattering at the conclusion of The Force Awakens Time for a break: The Rise Of Skywalker is the franchise's fifth film in five years, and Disney has promised to apply the brakes to avoid fatigue with the next film being released in 2022 Of the films, Disney CEO Bob Iger claimed: 'We're in no rush.