Yes, the review is spoiler-free, aside from the broadest strokes of what it's about and a cursory look at the characters. And it sounds just like the Star Wars movie I'm looking for.
Waiting for Sunday eagerly …
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"Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" is a gritty war film every #StarWars fan will love. My spoiler-free review here http://ow.ly/Cclw3075ASM
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story review – Spoiler Free | The Disney Blog
If you’ve seen “Star Wars: A New Hope,” then you know the story of “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.” It’s right there in the first 30 seconds as the large yellow copy scrolls across the screen. “It is a period of civil war. Rebel spaceships, striking from a hidden…
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And from the professionals, save for reading after you've seen it:
http://www.newyorker.com/culture/richard-brody/rogue-one-reviewed-is-it-time-to-abandon-the-star-wars-franchise?mbid=social_facebook
I'm going Friday. There's free booze at the private screening, so if it's bad I'll just drink more than usual and forget it….
And hopefully the theaters will trash their mask and costume bans!
+Stan Pedzick So, having now watched the movie and having now read the Richard Brody piece, I can say that I would much rather watch the movie again than read any more Richard Brody. Though his comment …
'There’s none of the Shakespearean space politics, enticingly florid dialogue, or experiential thrills of the best of George Lucas’s “Star Wars” entries (“Attack of the Clones” and “Revenge of the Sith”).'
… was hilarious enough to make it worth reading the article once.