As someone who very much enjoyed the first movie I see where the hype is coming from. But this is not the new "Empire Strikes Back" in my opinion & I don't think it'll have that type of impact that Star Wars made back then.

It's a fantastic film & it deserves all of the praise it's getting. In the Sci-Fi genre it's for sure up there, but I wouldn't place it as the best of all- time.

That being said It had a lot more ups than downs for sure, the addition of Florence Pugh adds to it for me.