Rogue One tells the story of the rebels trying to get the plans for the Death Star. It slots nicely into the Star Wars universe between Rebels and Episode 4 and we came out wanting to go home and start watching A New Hope [again] immediately. We found the beginning a bit slow and maybe hard to follow for a kid but once things started heating up it got too exciting and by the end we were on the edge of our seats even though we kind of knew how it would end! 
The characters are really strong (especially the two main rebel leads) and the sidekick robot was hilarious! Rogue One also has some nods to Star Wars icons/moments but they are far less obvious than The Force Awakens and don't break up the momentum so much. The thing we did notice was that the "goodies" and "baddies" as kid two would say are less obvious; you know you should be rooting for the rebels but should you? They seem kind of bad? It was a very 2016 zeitgeist but great for discussion afterward and more realistic in my book.Rating: We will definitely watch this again! In fact as I write this the husband and big kid are off at the movies re-watching it. We will add it to the movie marathons of episodes 4, 5, 6, and 7.
Naughty bits: This is the movie which put the "war" back in Star Wars. Imagine Saving Private Ryan but in space; there is lots of war violence. It's not gory or sinister but there is a high body count. Coupled with the fact that the "goodies" do some bad things, its much more suited to older kids.
Snacks: Blue Milk!
Family In-quotes: "The captain says you're a friend. I will not kill you"
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