I just finished watching it on Netflix and came in here to see. Maybe the fact it was so "controversial" raised my expectations too high, but like... nothing seemed egregious to me at all. I didn't even see the places where people could hook criticisms - not like Rogue One and TFA, where I saw the issues pretty clearly.
I guess in retrospect, a lot of the Finn/Rose/Poe subplot was just wheel spinning, but it was the sort of Star Wars drama I like (prison breaks and mutinies and goofy alien worlds). And the fact it all amounts to nothing, and their plan fails, and it's all a big clusterfuck... that was amazing. Like, literally made the movie for me. There's this big plan, and this smooth talker on an alien prison, and this million-to-one shot of success, and Poe is leading this mutiny against this frosty bitch. And you're expecting them to pull it off in the nick of time. But no! They're fucking idiots! Their plan fails because they went off half-cocked and bet the house on some random dude who is CLEARLY untrustworthy!
Star Wars, like so many blockbusters, tends to run on the logic of heroes succeeding, against all odds. And this time, they don't. It was so cool. I was on the edge of my seat. If TFA was doing this sort of thing, I probably wouldn't have until TLJ showed up on Netflix. Definitely will have my ass in the seat for Episode IX.
The only legitimate complaint I think I had is that Phasma is the best character and gets completely wasted in two straight movies, then killed off unceremoniously. What a bummer. She'll live on in our hearts (and in merchandise).