“Rogue One” is the latest film in the franchise and the first installment of the “Star Wars” Anthology series as a standalone story. It first premiered in Los Angeles on December 10, 2016, before officially arriving in theatres on December 16, 2016.

The movie is set after the events of the prequel trilogy of Episodes I, II and III, where a female renegade named Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones) is rescued by the Rebel Alliance to help them find the details of how to destroy the Imperial Empire’s weapon, the Death Star. She joins forces with new allies, such as a Rebel Captain and Officer, Cassian Andor (Diego Luna), a droid named K-2SO (Alan Tudyk), and Baze Malbus (Jiang Wen), to form a group called “Rogue One.”

“I think it’s a standalone movie for a reason,” senior Vince Bufanio said. “I can’t compare it with ‘The Force Awakens.’”

Sadly, “Rogue One” doesn’t live up to be as good as the other films in the series.

Instead of providing fan service, the movie just gives the audience new one-off characters for marketing purposes. As the characters will not be seen in later films, it seems that the only reason that the movie was made was just for the sake of selling more toys.

Additionally, it features forgettable characters with bad development and bland personalities, based upon of cliched characters that have been overused many times in other stories. One example of this would be K-2SO, a supporting character that does nothing but provide comic relief.

The film’s premise was very mediocre, with some elements that worked and some that didn’t. It also had predictable moments regarding the main characters that could be seen from a mile away.

To be fair, the film did have amazing camera angles and visually appealing action scenes from the beginning to the end, but overall, it was a disappointment and wasn’t necessary as a prequel to the original trilogy. If you’re a big “Star Wars” fan, I would not recommend “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.” I rate it a 4.5/10.