The press embargo has been lifted and judging from the reviews the force is with Rogue One: A Star Wars Story!
Rogue One is a movie crammed with fan service, but when fan service is done this well, there’s little to complain about and much to adore. The film offers a remarkable recreation of the original Star Wars’ world, while exploring this universe from a different, edgier perspective than is the norm. – IGN
For the original generation of “Star Wars” fans who weren’t sure what to make of episodes one, two, and three, “Rogue One” is the prequel they’ve always wanted. – Variety
Rogue One is the best Star Wars film since The Empire Strikes Back. – ComingSoon.net
‘Rogue One’ is the most original modern ‘Star Wars’ movie — and one of the most thrilling – Business Insider
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story answers the question of whether that galaxy far, far away is big enough to sustain multiple offshoots with an emphatic yes. – CNN
This Is The ‘Star Wars Story’ You’re Looking For – Forbes
The Force Is Definitely With This Amazing ‘Star Wars’ Spinoff – RollingStone
Rogue One manages to succeed as both super-nerdy fan service and the first entry since the 1977 original that will satisfy people who have never seen a Star Wars film. RogerEbert.com
It stands alone as the best Star Wars entry since 1980’s The Empire Strikes Back. Yes, it’s that good. – New York Daily News
Despite its darker tone, Rogue One feels cosily at home in the Star Wars universe, and is crowded with the kind of imagination-tickling details the franchise thrives on. Daily Telegraph (UK)
Its variations on a theme are muscular and adroit. This is another really entertaining fantasy with fan-fiction energy and attack. – The Guardian
oaded with more battle action than any of its seven predecessors, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story plays like a set-up for the events in the 1977 original and, for the most part, does so quite entertainingly. – Hollywood Reporter
This is more like it…the ‘Star Wars’ movie J.J. Abrams SHOULD have made. – Movie Nation