Rogue One (marketed as Rogue One: A Star Wars Story) is a 2016 American epic space opera film directed by Gareth Edwards and produced by Kathleen Kennedy, Allison Shearmur and Simon Emanuel. The screenplay was written by Chris Weitz and Tony Gilroy, and the story by John Knoll and Gary Whitta. It stars Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Donnie Yen, Mads Mikkelsen, Alan Tudyk, Jiang Wen and Forest Whitaker. It’s a sequel to Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005) and prequel to Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977), and is the 12th film in the Star Wars franchise, and the first film in the franchise’s anthology film series. It grossed $1.058 billlion over a budget of between $200 and 265 million, becoming the 2nd-highest-grossing film of 2016 and the 41st-highest-grossing film of all time. The following are 10 of the Rotten Tomatoes critical reviews for the film.
“Rogue One” looks amazing, the effects are stunning, the action is energetic, the nostalgia is delightful, there’s the right amount of humor, and it tells a good story.
Full Review | Original Score: 4.5/5 | Aug 24, 2022
Diverting and well-made though the picture may be, Rogue One ultimately serves no real purpose beyond fleshing-out established material.
Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4 | Apr 5, 2022
An incredible cast in a well executed Star Wars film. The representation is beautiful and that ending!! Memorable.
Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 3, 2022
Rogue One ultimately connects Episodes III and IV in ways we could have never imagined. A film that can be seen in theaters and after, you can go home and watch its sequel instantly in the comfort of your own home.
Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4 | Feb 14, 2022
It’s rather stirring to watch the bricks of the Rebellion be laid, and see, outside of the Skywalker story, why taking down the Empire meant so much to all who toiled on the front lines.
Full Review | Feb 11, 2022
Its much more than a simple spin-off, is one of the highest chapters of the entire saga. It takes as its starting point a simple dialogue from Star Wars: Episode IV- A New Hope and transforms it into a heroic 2-hour requiem[Full review in Spanish]
Full Review | Original Score: 5/5 | Jan 2, 2022
The set-pieces — particularly the finale at an Imperial based on the tropical planet Scarif — have a grittiness to them that we haven’t seen since that battle on Hoth.
Full Review | Original Score: A- | Aug 28, 2021
Pauline Center for Media Studies
Rogue One indeed stands alone as a great Star Wars story outside the Episodes.
Full Review | Aug 26, 2021
Rogue One comes equipped with the subtitle A Star Wars Story, but let it be known that this isn’t your father’s Star Wars, your mother’s Star Wars, or even your own Star Wars.
Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Aug 17, 2021
Taking a familiar yarn and telling it in a way that has you on the edge of your seat? That’s storytelling modern George Lucas would die for.
Full Review | Jul 28, 2021
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