There seems to have been absolutely no road map as to what these movies were going to be and it shows. With lazy conventions and convolution, puddle-deep platitudes and cheap nods to nostalgia, this saga concludes on a wildly unsatisfactory note. It has no more use or appeal when examined in isolation than would a sparkplug or a distributor cap. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker represents the plummeting of Disney's artistic integrity - Flickering Myth Minus the updated swap of Christensen for Shaw. Movie City NewsĪ fitting end for the trilogy that felt like a needlessly tacked on addition to a story that already had its perfect ending. 2nd, the unnecessary complication of EVERYTHING. 1st, the obnoxiously relentless fan servicing. It isn't the succession of cheap 'gotcha!' twists that briefly threaten to alter how we look at these characters, only to abruptly pull us back to rose-tinted reality. The problem with 'The Rise of Skywalker' isn't any single omission or misstep. Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker Rotten Tomatoes reviews:Īll The Rise of Skywalker does is wrap up everything a second time, answering the same questions and revisiting the same themes. Regarding what the reviewers have to say about Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker over at Rotten Tomatoes, check out some excerpts below. Back in 2017, The Last Jedi had a mammoth opening, but the flick quickly faded with Jumanji overtaking it at the box office day-to-day. I've also already put it out there, that similar to The Last Jedi, Skywalker will fade quickly at the box office and again be taken over by Jumanji. The 53% Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker Rotten Tomatoes score is also the lowest of any of the Disney Star Wars flicks, as The Last Jedi comes in at 91% (if you can believe it), The Force Awakens at 93%, with Rogue One At 83%, and Solo even beats Skywalker with 70%.Ĭurrent tracking has the flick opening similar to The Last Jedi, which opened globally to around $450 million. Phantom Menace has a 53% as well, the lowest of any of the Star Wars movies. Update #2 6:20 pm EST: With 202 reviews accounted for, the score is now 59%.

Update 11:49 am EST: With 140 reviews accounted for, the score is now up to 57%. The reviews went live earlier Wednesday morning, so with 47 reviews presently accounted for, the Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker Rotten Tomatoes score currently stands at a 'rotten' 53%.

The Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker Rotten Tomatoes score is in, and it's not good, as it is currently on par with Phantom Menace.

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