Saw this for the first time last night, so here’s some mind vomit:
Rogue One happened to elevate my appreciation towards the original trilogy and The Force Awakens. The directors behind those films are WAY better at knowing how to pace their scenes from start to finish. Like seriously, Rogue One has really awful pacing aside from the last act. There was simply little cohesion and felt way too rocky when we transitioned from one location to another.
It’s not just the pacing between scenes. Much worse was the pacing within scenes. I’m going to get into this a bit more when I post my seriously detailed 2nd-watch review today, which will include both good and bad.