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A review by columnclub
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story by Alexander Freed
3.0
don't look at me
Real review: Some of the extra characterisation is nice, especially with Bodhi and Jyn. I'm not sure if this is a symptom of how and when it was written, but there are some scenes that fell oddly flat compared to the film, unfortunately including the really iconic Darth Vader scene at the end. The humour also never seems to quite translate. I think the best written scenes are the ones where there's no direct film comparison, like Krennic's POV and Jyn with her cellmate, probably because the author isn't having to work prose around a pre-existing script.
Real review: Some of the extra characterisation is nice, especially with Bodhi and Jyn. I'm not sure if this is a symptom of how and when it was written, but there are some scenes that fell oddly flat compared to the film, unfortunately including the really iconic Darth Vader scene at the end. The humour also never seems to quite translate. I think the best written scenes are the ones where there's no direct film comparison, like Krennic's POV and Jyn with her cellmate, probably because the author isn't having to work prose around a pre-existing script.