Reactions after Monday's premiere of 'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker' ranged from 'immensely satisfying' to 'disappointing.' At least Ava DuVernay loved it.
— lauding Johnson’s decision to veer from the tried-and-true, good-versus-evil formula as refreshing, while purists found his embellishments insulting.
The lead-up to “Rise of Skywalker” had many wondering whether Abrams would run with the unconventional and controversial themes Johnson introduced. Apparently not. “RISE OF SKYWALKER could only have been ruder to Rian Johnson if they had motion-smoothed it,” wrote the New York Times’ Kyle Buchanan.— Kyle Buchanan “The emotional highs are spectacular, and there are a lot of payoffs ,” tweeted IGN’s Laura Prudom, before adding, “But some choices feel like an unnecessary course-correct from ‘The Last Jedi’ and some just plain don’t make sense.”. The emotional highs are spectacular, and there are a lot of payoffs .
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