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December 27, 2019

At the Movies: 'Rise of Skywalker' is a sour end to a grand saga

By JAKE COYLE
AP Film Writer

“Rise of Skywalker” is a spirited, hectic and ultimately forgettable conclusion of the Skywalker saga begun 42 years ago by George Lucas.

Not much has caused a disturbance in the “Star Wars” galaxy quite like Rian Johnson's “The Last Jedi,” an erratic but electric movie that, regardless of how you felt about it, was something worth arguing about. The same can't be said for J. J. Abrams' “Rise of Skywalker,” a scattershot, impatiently paced, fan-servicing finale that repurposes so much of what came before that it feels as though someone searching for the hyperspace button accidentally pressed the spin cycle instead.


 
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