The ultimate Star Wars fan film, it’s short on whimsy but when it gets going there’s enough risk-taking and spectacle to bode well for future standalones.
If you’re looking for ‘classic’ Star Wars, look elsewhere. Rogue One is something new, and by respecting the source material - but not being overcome by it - Edwards has given us the best Star Wars movie since 1977.
Felicity Jones’s fugitive, hunting for the plans to the Death Star, is a tousled-but-game female lead – just one of many classic Star Wars motifs in Gareth Edwards’ exhilarating spin-off.
Rogue One is entertaining enough in its own right but seems a little anti-climactic after the revitalising triumph of The Force Awakens.
Rogue One is an absolute triumph.
One of the most exhilarating in the series, a film with a real sense of how to tell a story – and tell it well.
If it doesn't quite elicit the chills of The Force Awakens, it's still a superlative blockbuster – and the most battle-hardened Star Wars yet.
A visually stunning, quietly radical film.
Rogue One looks fantastic, boasts some spectacular battle sequences and makes two hours fly by in an instant. What more could any self-respecting Star Wars fan want for Christmas?
Felicity Jones fronts the resistance against the Empire in a convincing spin-off that blends nostalgia with cutting-edge CGI.
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