First-look viewers are divided on Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker hits theaters in just a couple days! On Monday, the cast and crew gathered in Hollywood for the red carpet premiere. A select few critics and and other people got to see it early, and they’ve taken to Twitter to share their thoughts.

The Rise of Skywalker will be the final movie in the Star Wars sequel trilogy, and the ninth and final film in the Skywalker Saga overall. Rey (Daisy Ridley) and the Resistance fight one final battle against Supreme Leader Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) and the First Order. Now we’re all caught up, so let’s see what people are saying!

Paddington 3 director Alasdair Brown laughed, cried, and then cried again. Wait, is that good?

SyFy Wire’s Jenna Buch agrees.

Basically, there were a lot of positive reactions:

Okay, that’s enough praise. How about some dissenting voices. David Ehrlich, senior film critic for Indie Wire, what do you have to say?

Collider editor Steven Weintraub chose mystery:

Uproxx’s Mike Ryan gave some detailed thoughts on where the movie came up short:

And s’more:

About that Last Jedi course correction:

A lot of people are split within themselves, or just need to reflect:

Critic Yolanda Machado mentions that there’s fan service, but seems to have enjoyed the movie overall:

So there are some divisions! I’m sure things will calm down once the public at large sees the movie.

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker hits theaters on December 20. Get hype!

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