Well, Bryan, luckily
Variety is here to answer that for you.
Variety's review slings some stinging zingers to the current Star Wars producers. Maybe the TV spots could add some of these quotes:
- "...[Director Rian] Johnson deserves credit for not messing things up..."
- "...The Force Awakens, which felt like a thrilling, big-budget Star Wars fan film..."
- "The Last Jedi possesses the same reverence for the galaxy Lucas created ... while barely advancing the narrative..."
- "Luke is funnier than we’ve ever seen him — a personality change that betrays how “Star Wars” has been influenced by industry trends. Though the series has always been self-aware enough to crack jokes, it now gives in to the same winking self-parody that is poisoning other franchises of late, from the Marvel movies to “Pirates of the Caribbean.” But it begs the question: If movies can’t take themselves seriously, why should audiences? ... But do those audiences have bladders big enough to sit through a talky two-and-a-half-hour tug-of-war between the light and dark sides of the Force?"
- "... despite [the Last Jedi's] success at supplying jaw-dropping visuals and a hall-of-fame-worthy lightsaber battle, audiences could presumably skip this film and show up for Episode IX without experiencing the slightest confusion as to what happened in the interim."
- "Johnson’s effort is ultimately a disappointment..."
- "...the result is the longest and least essential chapter in the series."