Backstory. I suppose this was the logical place to start. This is a good story that only really needs to meet the touchstone of having plans for the DeathStar stolen. And that it does. Somehow though, this all feels like going through the motions. Jyn has a little bit of history, and then is suddenly a key rebel fighter. Characters are introduced and it feels as if they are expendable, that, knowing the future, there is no future for these characters. So I don't really need to care. Maybe this franchise is no longer able to exist as one-off films, in a world where Firefly and Dark Matter have seasons to develop characters and stories. Or maybe it needs to go further afield, using the Star Wars universe, but not necessarily the storyline. So Boba Fett chronicles, or a Jawa tale, or ... Anyway, enjoyable, but not epic. I want epic.
3 stars (out of 5)
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