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Andy Meek
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Like so many new additions to the pop culture landscape these days -- everything from Netflix's new series The Witcher to various Apple TV+ shows, and more -- the latest big-screen installment of the Star Wars movie franchise has sharply divided critics and fans. This time, it's the critics who have by and large panned this new film, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, while a large amount of praise has been garnered from fans.
Look no further than the current Rotten Tomatoes scores for the film, which as of the time of this writing show a 56% critics score (from 376 reviewers) and an 86% score derived from more than 39,000 audience member ratings. Of course, the lukewarm critical response certainly didn't stop the movie from banking a solid amount at the box office over the weekend -- $175 million, by one opening weekend estimate. Meanwhile, though, director J.J. Abrams has this to say for critics who thought the film didn't push the franchise far enough along.
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All those ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ critics are right, says director J.J. Abrams originally appeared on BGR.com on Mon, 23 Dec 2019 at 18:46:27 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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