And it’s hard not to love any film that includes Jiang Wen and Donnie Yen, especially when the latter is playing a Zatoichi-inspired character. Alan Tudyk also shines as K-2SO, a kind of comic anti-C-3PO, despite the fact that he’s an entirely CG character. Certainly, he was assisted by digital wizardry, but the performance is all Henry’s and he nails it. There are many good performances here, but special notice must be given to British actor Guy Henry, who captures Peter Cushing’s essence and mannerisms as Grand Moff Tarkin with great success. If anyone doubted that Star Wars could survive without Skywalkers, that doubt has now been laid to rest. As much as we’ve all come to love tales of Jedi and Sith, it’s also great to finally get a glimpse of what life is like for the everyman in the Empire’s shadow. It’s fascinating to see a film set in this universe with a decidedly Zero Dark Thirty tone-it’s essentially a special ops mission. It features a new story, with fresh and diverse characters, yet still feels familiar and bridges the gap for new audiences to the original trilogy. In many ways, Rogue One represents the best of both worlds as a Star Wars film.
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