My husband found it average and confusing. Based on the lines and attitude of Kylo Ren he did not sense the love at first, he kept saying “but he wants to kill her”, and did not get why Rey healed him, I had to remind him of the Last Jedi, because my hubby is not a Star Wars fan, that they had a connection, that Ben was gentle with her before (sigh) that Rey had hope (sigh) .....
So basically they made Kylo / Ben so out of character, with such “evilesque” lines, taunting Rey so much, that in the end his affection was not made clear to the GA (aka my husband lol) ....
One last thing because this is all so hard, but I know we said it’s painful that Rey does not mourn, or cry and we try to understand why and to reason it, because there has to be a reason why someone wouldn’t be in agony at the loss of their soulmate..... I mean her heart broke and she was in tears when she refused his hand in TLJ, and in TROS, she frowns, and she looks sad, but it’s so fleeting, and then it’s huggy time and smiles ... I am trying to find my peace with this movie, but the ending just destroys all my efforts.
My husband really liked Adam Driver’s acting but found D Ridley a bit stiff and not showing enough emotion. She can do it when she wants though.
Ben’s death, the lack of mourning, naming herself rey skywalker after the Palpatine reveal, all of this is just WAY too much to ask me to accept.
to finish on a happy note:
Ben solo and Han solo are both the best thing about this movie, along with Reylo of course. Reylo is canon and Ben is redeemed :)
