 Peter Travers of "Rolling Stone" called Jones "smashing" and her Jyn "a female warrior to rank with the great ones", and Justin Chang of the "Los Angeles Times" praised Jones for her "sympathetic ferocity" in the role.IndieWire's David Ehrlich compared Jyn to Rey (Ridley) from "", and described her as "indistinguishable from the bland and plucky heroine of "Episode VII" save for her privileged disillusionment".Chris Nashawaty of "Entertainment Weekly" called Jyn "the kind role model any moviegoing parent would want to expose their daughters (and sons) to", adding that "Jones plays her with a fiery warmth that turns her into more than just a pawn piece going through the larger storytelling paces.