I felt they could have done more with the characters at the end.
I especially would have liked to seen, Jyn or Cassian meeting Darth Vader,
as an alternative ending to them just standing on the beach embracing...
It was great so see, even briefly a lot of the characters from A New Hope, making appearances. From Bail Organa, Mon Mantha, Tarkin and Leia even if the later two where CGI, and all the others, far to many to mention.
I did however enjoy the rivalry between Krennic and Tarkin,
two powerful members of the empire, both fighting for control of the Death Star, both ultimately fated to fail.
The Book Rogue One: Catalyst also introduced them very well, and there initial attempts to undermine each other before the emperor.
The other aspect of Rogue One's characters I liked, was that all major characters where so flawed, making them more real an believable in my opinion.
Jyn a survivor, Cassian and assassin, K2SO needing a diagnostic, Krennic consumed by ambition, time and again way over his head as an accomplished engineer.
The X-wing and Tie fighter combat over Scarif was great. Has to be the best in any Star Wars movie to date. Looked fabulous and the collisions where very physical and weighty. The impacts where spot on, with how heavy objects would interact in the void of space...
Especially liked Darth Vader's, super accurate Hyperdrive jump into the fray, smashing several escaping Rebel fighters of the hull of his Star Destroyer.
I do hope Hera + Chopper, made it out alive in their Ghost ship.
Very much an adult movie. One we all new had a low chance of success.
I thank Disney and Gareth Edwards, for making an exciting and visceral adult movie, showing the horrors of war.
For that, I will come to love this movie over time.
