It was reported yesterday that a select group of journalists were given the opportunity to screen 28 minutes of footage from Rogue One at Skywalker Ranch this past Friday. Included in that story was a link to USA Today in which Brian Truitt provided his analysis (with spoilers) of what was shown. Now we have a reaction to that Rogue One footage courtesy of this report from Jacob Hall over at Slashfilm that is spoiler-free for those who are highly sensitive to these types of things (such as yours truly).
While no audience outside of Disney and Lucasfilm has actually seen the entirety of director Gareth Edwards’ Rogue One: A Star Wars Story quite yet, we were among those invited to a sneak preview of 28 minutes of footage from the upcoming Star Wars spin-off…and what we saw was often spectacular.
“Often” may be the key word there. How do you judge a 133-minute movie based on 28 minutes? You can’t. That would be silly. To declare Rogue One a success or a failure after a half-hour preview would be a foolhardy endeavor. Without the context of the entire movie, it’s impossible to judge any decision as a good choice or a bad one. All you can do is talk about what you enjoyed in the preview and what concerned you.
And for those worried, this is a spoiler-free reaction to what was shown.
