The question you’re facing right now isn’t, “Will I go see the new ‘Star Wars’ movie?”

No, if you clicked on this, you’re almost definitely going to see the new “Star Wars” movie. So instead you’re probably wondering, “When I walk out of the new ‘Star Wars’ movie, will I feel exuberant, or will I feel as if I’ve just forked over $12 to have someone besmirch my precious childhood memories, again?”

Fans of the franchise — that is, fans of pop culture writ large — have over the decades experienced both feelings to varying degrees. This week, “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker,” the ninth film in a trilogy of trilogies, hits theaters, and fans and critics have begun sharing their reviews. As of Thursday morning, the film had a 58 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on its aggregation of critics’ reviews. It had a score of 53 at Metacritic, the other main review site. Ouch.

So what went wrong? And what, despite everything, is still right? We’ve broken down some of the critics’ thoughts here — and before you whine, there are no spoilers, though we wonder what you’re doing here if you’re worried about that.

(What you should actually do is skip all of this and just read the review of “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” by A.O. Scott of The New York Times, but we’re biased. We have movie tickets to pay for.)