A Semi Watchable Let Down

Rating: 4/10 (19 May 2017)

I'd been looking forward to watching this for some time but sadly it's not a patch on previous SW's. In fact had this been the first I doubt there would have been others.
The characters just don't build. They are not convincing and the CGI is a let down.
Could they have got any more politically correct either? Female Storm Troopers, Black heroes, female femme fatale heroes. How terribly 2017 of them.
And as for Felicity Jones in the lead role. Dear God her acting is straight out of some amateur dramatic production. Lots and lots of facial anguish, grunting, eye movements and faux shock all the time. She has clearly modelled herself on Keira Knightley with the terribly affected and polished Knightsbridge accent (when she said Haaarns for Hans it started to drive me mad) but it just doesn't work. I think we have all had our fill now of classically trained , privately educated spoiled little rich girls who are hobby actresses.
So that,s it. All a bit boring, a bit of a social justice warrior statement film and not too convincing. Poorly cast and poorly thought out.