ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY (Gareth Edwards, 2016)Rogue One: A Star Wars Story was pretty much ever
ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY (Gareth Edwards, 2016)Rogue One: A Star Wars Story was pretty much everything I wanted it to be. Starting with a smash cut to open the film, you immediately know that you are in for a different Star Wars experience. I love the “war film” vibe that permeates Rogue One. It’s a nice change of pace from the nostalgia-filled adventure vibe that Star Wars: The Force Awakens has. Director Gareth Edwards has a nice command of scale and action. The end battle sequence is truly monumental and is now quite possibly my favorite set piece in any of the Star Wars movies. The Darth Vader hallway scene really is a bad ass as everyone says it is. My biggest gripe about this movie would be some of the forced humor that’s thrown in. It muddies the tone of the movie just a little too much for my taste. And, I am not so sure about the CGI used to recreate Tarkin and Leia. Part of me likes it and part of me doesn’t. Past that, Rogue One does a great job of telling about a band of strangers coming together and realizing they are willing to make the ultimate sacrifice to offer the universe what it really needs … “Hope.”4-½/5Side Note: I saw this on its opening weekend and have been trying to get back to see it again before typing out some quick thoughts. Alas, that has not happened yet. I really want to see this again in a theater. -- source link
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