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rebels flee the might of the enemy intrigue and betrayal in a shady City and a Jedi student learns about the force from an aging master this is the new Star Wars sequel this is the last Jedi yeah that sounds kind of familiar forty years ago the Empire Strikes Back set the template for spectacular sci-fi sequels and last Jedi follows that template closely maybe too closely once you notice it the brazen nods to Empire can be pretty distracting but set that aside because this is the finest moments of Star Wars remixed remastered and turned up to 11 even with all those blatant mimicry of the older film last Jedi raises the action of his emotional stakes the stars and beyond in particular the storyline between Luke Skywalker his former Protege kylo Ren and his prospective student Rey ratchets to an intensity rarely seen in the Star Wars saga last Jedi contains some of the most explosive twists and heart-wrenching moments in Star Wars history it's a stirring return for Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker and it's certainly a fitting send-off to the late Carrie Fisher in her final suitably towering performance as general Leia not everything is quite so out-of-this-world though the plucky rebel Row is a worthy addition to the crew but Benicio del Toro shady hacker doesn't add very much to the mix and Poe Dameron doesn't get a lot to do besides look handsome but he is so very very handsome actually the whole thing looks absolutely stunning from the first orders blood-red chambers to the finales crimson and cloudbursts and in between the deadly visuals and gripping moments there are laughed by the starship load from grumpy uncle Luke droll droid bb-8 and yes even the totes adorbs port so sure maybe the last Jedi learned a few tricks from the Empire Strikes Back but as kylo Ren and Rey become perhaps the most compelling characters in the Star Wars galaxy it seems the learner has become the master