Dec 20th 
The Rise of Skywalker** (12A)
(Odeon Leicester Square)

(US 2019)
Walt Disney/Lucasfilm/Bad Robot. 142m. ws

The Resistance cause is hampered by the unexpected resurrection of the Emperor and the onset of the Final Order.
Reasonable hotchpotch of Star Wars' old and new: the most preposterous of the nine-part saga, with some of the original older characters crowding out the younger characterisations, but giving less discerning fans the finale they want.

Written by: J.J. Abrams, Chris Terrio, Derek Connolly, Colin Trevorrow.
Producers: Kathleen Kennedy, J.J. Abrams, Michelle Rejwan.
Director: J.J. Abrams.
Starring: Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, John Boyega, Anthony Daniels, Billy Dee Williams, Ian McDiarmid, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Richard E. Grant, Domhnall Gleeson.
Photography: Dan Mindel.
Music: John Williams (who also plays a bit part).