^Really interesting observation. I hadn't really thought about it as being one of the shortest. But, yeah, pacing is everything. And not trying to cram in too much is key. I posted in the Alien Covenant thread that I just saw that movie this past weekend, and it felt short to me. I had to recheck the run time and was surprised that it is actually 2 hours, 3 minutes. I assumed it was under 2 hours. It certainly felt like it. And it's not that it was such a brilliant movie that time just flew by. It was just paced well and didn't try to do too much in terms of information overload. In fact, I think it was actually too streamlined and simplified and could have had more supporting detail and complexity. Obviously, different types of movies will call for different pacing. For me, the pacing in Covenant worked in its favor. Overall, I think the pacing in the Star Wars films is pretty good and works fairly well for the most part (although the two new films I think maybe barely cross the line into trying to do too much in the time allotted), and I like your observation about the variation.