Movie of the week - Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Here's our movie pick of the week - no major spoilers we promise!
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story sets the benchmark of how a good standalone film can be made without ruining a tight story with unnecessary sequels; compact, forceful, well-intentioned and hugely entertaining, the film is a story for the ages.
1. Director
Gareth Edwards is best known for his work on Godzilla in 2014 and Monsters in 2010. He has said,” Star Wars is definitely the reason that I wanted to be a film maker”.
2. Cast
Felicity Jones plays the lead rebel role of Jyn Erso becoming the third female lead connected to the franchise. Other notable names are Diego Luna, Mads Mikkelsen, Donnie Yen, Forest Whitaker and Ben Mendelsohn.
3. Mission
The rebel mission led by Jyn Erso aims to find out how to destroy Death Star, the Empire’s main weapon, and finding Galen Erso, her kidnapped father.
4. Nostalgic value
While Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is a stand-alone film, it has a lot of elements that connect it to the original movie and fans won’t be disappointed as the story has familiar characters and plot points.
5. Duration
2 hours and 13 minutes
