The critical reception to ‘Star Wars: Rise Of Skywalker’ is baffling in the extreme.
The failure to recognize that this was it, this was the final chance, that’s the reason that the critical response was so hostile. The Phantom Menace had the benefit of being the first new Star Wars content in decades, where as Rise of Skywalker is just another misstep in a long series of missteps.
I loved it and there is nothing you can do about that.