Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi
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Rey develops her newly discovered abilities with the guidance of Luke Skywalker, who is unsettled by the strength of her powers. Meanwhile, the Resistance prepares to do battle with the First Order.
What critics thought
Critics broadly embraced Rian Johnson's willingness to subvert franchise expectations, praising its unpredictability, wit, and formal ambition — but the film's relationship to Star Wars mythology became a genuine fault line, with some reviewers celebrating its rejection of formula while others found it derivative or oddly sterile. The gulf between that critical warmth and the much cooler audience response is the defining story of the film's reception.
“The movie works equally well as an earnest adventure full of passionate heroes and villains and a meditation on sequels and franchise properties”
Matt Zoller Seitz·RogerEbert.com
“ranks with the very best Star Wars epics (even the pinnacle that is The Empire Strikes Back)”
Peter Travers·Rolling Stone
“doesn't pack quite the same emotional punch [as The Force Awakens] and it lags a bit in the second half, [but] this is still a worthy chapter in the Star Wars franchise”
Richard Roeper·Chicago Sun-Times
“comes off as a work that's ironed out, flattened down, appallingly purified”
Richard Brody·The New Yorker
“it's now repeating things that have already been repeated”
Owen Gleiberman·Variety
Accolades
Genres
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Cast & Crew
Rian JohnsonDirector
Mark HamillLuke Skywalker / Dobbu Scay (voice)
Carrie FisherLeia Organa
Adam DriverKylo Ren
Daisy RidleyRey
John BoyegaFinn
Oscar IsaacPoe Dameron
Andy SerkisSnoke
Lupita Nyong'oMaz Kanata
Domhnall GleesonGeneral Hux
Anthony DanielsC-3PO
Gwendoline ChristieCaptain Phasma
Kelly Marie TranRose Tico
John WilliamsComposer
Steve YedlinCinematographyFrom the studio
Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi
Rey develops her newly discovered abilities with the guidance of Luke Skywalker, who is unsettled by the strength of her powers. Meanwhile, the Resistance prepares to do battle with the First Order.
What critics thought
Critics broadly embraced Rian Johnson's willingness to subvert franchise expectations, praising its unpredictability, wit, and formal ambition — but the film's relationship to Star Wars mythology became a genuine fault line, with some reviewers celebrating its rejection of formula while others found it derivative or oddly sterile. The gulf between that critical warmth and the much cooler audience response is the defining story of the film's reception.
“The movie works equally well as an earnest adventure full of passionate heroes and villains and a meditation on sequels and franchise properties”
Matt Zoller Seitz·RogerEbert.com
“ranks with the very best Star Wars epics (even the pinnacle that is The Empire Strikes Back)”
Peter Travers·Rolling Stone
“doesn't pack quite the same emotional punch [as The Force Awakens] and it lags a bit in the second half, [but] this is still a worthy chapter in the Star Wars franchise”
Richard Roeper·Chicago Sun-Times
“comes off as a work that's ironed out, flattened down, appallingly purified”
Richard Brody·The New Yorker
“it's now repeating things that have already been repeated”
Owen Gleiberman·Variety
Accolades
Genres
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Cast & Crew
Rian JohnsonDirectorMark HamillLuke Skywalker / Dobbu Scay (voice)Carrie FisherLeia OrganaAdam DriverKylo RenDaisy RidleyReyJohn BoyegaFinnOscar IsaacPoe DameronAndy SerkisSnokeLupita Nyong'oMaz KanataDomhnall GleesonGeneral HuxAnthony DanielsC-3POGwendoline ChristieCaptain PhasmaKelly Marie TranRose TicoJohn WilliamsComposerSteve YedlinCinematographyFrom the studio
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