I doubt I’ll ever understand Rogue One hate.
It’s boring. The first half hour reads like a travel channel interstellar trip planner. There’s little to no character development or world building. It’s exceptionally wordy and one might say overacted, but I think the fault was actually the directing. Characters are set up to behave one way and then do things entirely against their nature. There are tonal inconsistencies throughout the film. Pointless characters. Very few interesting shots, if any. One of the worst editing jobs I’ve ever seen in a major motion picture. There was a cut seemingly every two seconds, even in the scenes that should be slowed down.
That doesn’t account for the cliche parts, and the fake looking CGI monsters and people.
There were a number of other problems, and also several strengths of the film. All in all it was mediocre–not good, not terrible, just another forgettable movie that most people will not care about in a few years time.
DuracellEnergizer said:
Active animosity, though? That leaves me scratching my head.
No animosity here. Critical of the film, yes. But I don’t hate it like I do TFA and the prequels. Animosity for Disney? Yes.