GENRE: Sci-Fi, Action
RATING: PG-13 for sci-fi violence
RUNTIME: 2 hours and 14 minutes
RUNTIME: 2 hours and 14 minutes
STARRING: Felicity Jones (The Theory of Everything)
Diego Luna (The Terminal), Ben Mendelsohn (Bloodline)
DIRECTOR: Gareth Edwards (Godzilla-2014)
WRITERS: Chris Weitz (About a Boy, The Golden Compass)
Tony Gilroy (the
Bourne films, Armageddon, The Cutting Edge)
PLOT: The Rebel Alliance tries to steal the
plans for the new Death Star.
FULL
DISCLOSURE: Love all
things Star Wars. High expectations.
STORY
STUFF: That was a lot
of fun. There is something refreshing about seeing a Star Wars story where I don’t have to wait for the next part. Even
though we know the outcome, it was great watching it all go down. I loved the
action, the humour, the new characters, the cameos and the way it dovetails
into A New Hope.
ACTING
STUFF: Such a great
cast. While the leads did a bang-up job, I found myself drawn to the droid
K-2S0 voice by Alan Tudyk (Firefly).
I also really enjoyed Chirrut Imwe as the blind Jedi and Riz Ahmed (The Night Of) as Bodhi Rook. My least
favourite would be Saw Gerrera but maybe that’s because I’m not really much of
a Forest Whitaker fan. While no Oscars will be handed out to any of these
actors for this film, I thought it was a top-notch ensemble.
ARTISTIC
STUFF: I like that this
film had both the old school designs of A
New Hope and the CGI awesomeness of today. The battle scenes were
incredible. The new planets had great characteristics. Some super fans are
bothered by the planet title cards and the lack of the opening scroll, but I
was fine with it as this film is meant to break free a little from the
continuing saga. When it came to music, I liked all the John Williams
throw-backs but some of the Rogue One
themes were a little hokey at times.
VERDICT: Four and a half stars out of five
SEE
IT IF: You have a
pulse. Or enjoy Star Wars films.
UPCOMING
REVIEWS: Passengers
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