The Last Jedi won’t disappoint Star Wars fans

allowed to breathe under the assurances that fans are happy these movies are back. That allows director and writer Rian Johnson to take the film’s major characters to unexpected places.

Johnson’s master stroke is his handling of Mark Hamill’s return as now-reluctant Jedi Master Luke Skywalker. Hamill was limited to a quick appearance at the end of

but his role in is meaty and impactful.

Johnson gives us a look into the soul of the greatest Jedi there ever was and forces Skywalker to revisit the moments that led to his selfimposed exile.

Luke is joined by apparent Jedi apprentice Rey (Daisy Ridley), who quickly realises that if she’s ever going to truly learn the ways of the Force, she’s going to have to help Luke realise they’re worth teaching again.

Despite the newness of this trilogy and its new generation of stars, Hamill’s presence is what makes this movie special. He brings it all: humour, sadness, pain.

Those hoping he’d get another shot at the action won’t be disappointed, and credit goes to Disney and Lucasfilm for keeping those moments out of the trailers. But for all the excitement of Hamill potentially breaking a sweat in this film, it’s the quiet moments that shine. APPRENTICE: Daisy Ridley stars as