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Post #1044631

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Lord Haseo
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Rogue One * Spoilers * Thread
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Date created
8-Feb-2017, 7:05 AM

And it’s largely a success, a solid, enjoyable film that takes some risks with the Star Wars universe while also remaining, to an extent, on familiar ground. If it’s not a great movie - perhaps not even a great Star Wars movie, but a very good one - it’s because it still relies to some degree on fan service and because it lets down its characters in a fundamental way. But it’s also a fascinating look at this enormously popular and detailed universe from a slightly different angle, its humor is tinged with bitterness and cynicism, and it’s also - as promised by director Gareth Edwards (Godzilla) - a war film, even if some of the themes associated with that don’t get anything more than a passing look. Plus it builds to one of the best third acts in the entire franchise, a 40-minute rollercoaster that twists from sheer excitement to grief to victory to hope. - some Den of Geek Reviewer

Whoever this person may be he/she perfectly states my view on Rogue One.