Over the weekend, journalists had the opportunity to attend the world premiere of Star Wars: The Last Jedi. These special screenings give studios a chance to reveal their prized gems to an audience of critics from different media outlets, with the hopes they'll spread the good word about the film.RELATED: Star Wars: International Last Jedi Trailer Teases Canto Bight LocaleThough they're not allowed to give full reviews, critics can give spoiler-free impressions filled with quick thoughts and overall feelings about the movie. We've gone through the trouble of collecting what the critics are saying about Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and the overall consensus is this may be the best Star Wars film out of the bunch.
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And last but definitely not least, we end with Luke Skywalker himself, Mark Hamill, on his final thoughts and hopes for the audience as they head to movie theaters this week.
Written and directed by Rian Johnson, Star Wars: The Last Jedi opens December 15 and stars Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker, Daisy Ridley as Rey, John Boyega as Finn, Adam Driver as Kylo Ren, Oscar Isaac as Poe Dameron, Andy Serkis as Supreme Leader Snoke, Domhnall Gleeson as General Hux, Gwendoline Christie as Captain Phasma, Anthony Daniels as C-3PO, Lupita Nyong’o as Maz Kanata, Benicio Del Toro as ‘DJ’, Kelly Marie Tran as Rose Tico, Laura Dern as Vice Admiral Amilyn Holdo, and the late Carrie Fisher as General Leia Organa.