The hollywood intelligenci are giving it good ratings. Huge disparity between critics and the public. Can only guess why.
The Last Jedi did $370M in first 10 days. Force Awaken did $540M. Willing to bet that difference is going to get worse.
Wow. Went over to IMDB to read some reviews
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2527336/reviews?ref_=tt_urv
This is in order of most popular. I didn't pull out just the bad ones.
"Likely the last time I pay to see a Star Wars Movie"
"I remember when critics used to give bad reviews for mediocre scripts"
"I fundamentally ALSO disagree with every choice for Luke, just like Mark Hamill."
"Total Disaster: Not worth the paper the ticket was printed on"
"Dumbest plot in a long, long time"
"What the hell was this?"
"A Complete Disgrace"
"NEVER, in ALL MY LIFE, have I been more GENUINELY ANGRY at a movie."
'A thoroughly mediocre movie"
"The Death of Star Wars"
"Worst Star Wars movie?"
""It's time for the Jedi, and for Star Wars... to end."
"The Single worse Star Wars film ever made"
"Rian Johnson should feel ashamed"
"Why THE LAST JEDI is being rejected by fans"
"Went to the movies happy, came out partially sad and confused."
"Why would I watch the third one? There is nothing left I want to know..."
(my favorite)
"A travesty for the Star Wars saga ....."
"I'm glad to have discovered it wasnt just me ..."
"As a die hard Star Wars fan it pains me to write this review...."
"Worse than I thought it would be, horrible script. That fantastic trailer tricked me!"
"They brought Star Wars back. Only to spit on its name."
"What? That was a dream right? Or a joke?"
"I CAN'T believe it"
"A Betrayal to the Legacy"
"The Last Jedi is so bad on so many levels."
etc. etc. etc.
I saw the movie on Christmas day and I have to say I've never seen so many phones out. A kid a couple of rows ahead of me was playing a game on his phone. I think my sister was playing Candy Crush.