2020-05-01_Official_PlayStation_Magazine_-_UK_Edition

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Pop quiz: who are the only
characters to appear in all
nineStarWarsfilms?

T


hegrandculminationofthe
nine-film,42-years-in-the-
tellingSkywalkerSaga,The
RiseOfSkywalkeris a
disappointmentofgalactic
proportions.Hobbledbyundercooked
storytellingchoices,forgettable
set-pieces,anda bafflingrefusaltopick
upthethreadsofTheLastJedi,it’sthe
biggestletdownforStarWarsfans
sinceBattlefrontII’slootbox-gate.
Inexplicably,EmperorPalpatineis back
(thegroundworkforwhichwaslaidnot
bypreviousfilms,butFortnite’sStar
Warsevent)toquashtheResistance.
Meanwhile,ReyandKyloRen’sliteral
love/haterelationshiptakesthemona
fetchquestacrossthegalaxy.
Packedwithincident,TheRiseOf
Skywalker’splanet-hopping,MacGuffin-
chasingstorydoesn’tholduptothe
smallestamountofscrutiny.Reyand
Renremaina compellingpairing,Daisy
Ridley and Adam Driver doing fine work,
and C-3PO is a standout, but every
other character is short-changed.

Contenttotakethe
easyroute,it givesfans
whatthey(thinkthey)
want,notwhatthey
need.Mostegregiously,it
ignoresorcontradicts
keypointsestablishedby
TheLastJediand,as
fanshavediscoveredin
thenovelisation,omits
detailsthatwouldmake
senseofsomemore
perplexingplotpoints
A lightsaberbattleat
seais spectacular,ILM
doesmiraculouswork
salvagingunusedfootage
ofCarrieFisherfrom
TheForceAwakensfor
usehere,andcameo
creatureBabuFrik
rivalsBabyYodaforStar
Warsscene-stealers.
But this is not the Star
Wars film you’re looking
for. Jordan Farley

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THE
GENTLEMEN
GuyRitchiereturnstothe
guns and geezers genre
with this romp about a drug
lord who wants to leave a
life of crime behind him.

SPIESIN
DISGUISE
Spy-fianimationwitha truly
nutsopremise:WillSmith
playsa secretagentwho
mustsavetheworldafter
beingturnedintoa pigeon.

WHYDON’T
YOUJUSTDIE
Entertainingandviolent
Russiansplattercomedyset
largelyinsidea singleflat
wherea mantriestokillhis
girlfriend’sfather.

WHENMARNIE
WASTHERE
ThefinalfilmmadebyStudio
GhibliuntilHayaoMiyazaki
cameoutofretirement,this
sort-ofghoststoryis an
atmosphericgem.

ESCAPEFROM
PRETORIA
DanielRadcliffestarsin this
true-lifethrillerabouttwo
politicalprisonerswhoplot
a breakoutfroma South
Africanprison.

MRROBOT
SEASON4.0
Finalseasonoftheultra-
stylishhackerseries
starringRamiMalek.Long-
termfans,worrynot– the
showgoesoutona high.

MY
NEIGHBOURS
THEYAMADAS
StudioGhibliclassic.Also
availableonNetflix,butthis
collector’seditionsteelbook
willlookniceronyourshelf.

HARDTARGET
Legendaryaction
directorJohnWoomadehis
Hollywooddebutwiththis
spinonTheMostDangerous
Game,starringJean-Claude
VanDammein hisprime.

DOCTORWHO:
THE12TH
SERIES
Whatthelatestseries
ofDoctorWholacksin
consistencyit makesup
forin audacity.

JUMANJI:THE
NEXTLEVEL
TheRockandco.don’tso
muchlevelupasspendthe
majorityofthisidentikit
sequelgrindingforXP.Fun
enough,butfamiliar.

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Star Wars: The


Rise Of Skywalker


The Force is wrong with this one


Answer: R2-D2 and C-3PO
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