Why did I fall asleep?

Rating: 6/10 (15 January 2017)

I can't give a movie a high score when it has this effect on me. I asked my young friend what he thought, and he said the film had him on the edge of his seat. Surprising, because I was doing my best to turn my seat into a reclining bed.
But why did I have this reaction?
I saw the first SW in the theatre decades ago, and I've seen most of the movies since. Without being a SW geeks, I have as many viewing hours invested in the Star Wars universe as the next guy. But to be honest, I'm just not that interested in it. A lot of it is confusing to me now. It isn't intellectually exciting.
Everything in, and about, this movie seemed artificial to me. None of it felt natural.
I wasn't engaged with the characters at all. There was absolutely zilch in this movie to move me. I want emotional engagement, and this movie failed to deliver. Child separated from her family. Nothing. Young woman reunites with dying father. Nothing.
There was just nothing new in this movie. It lacked originality. I felt like I had seen it all before. Am I too jaded for this film?
Although I keep going to fast-paced action films, I'm not particularly into them. I dislike movies with hardware, explosions, gun fights and chases. This movie was all about that. Annoyingly, the theatre was full and I went to the movie with a friend who was sitting beside me. I couldn't play on my phone during the chases and shootouts.
How is it possible that this movie has done so well in the box office? What phenomenon am I missing? I suppose action-craving boys and young men are most of the voters on IMDb. I think maybe I'm just in the wrong demographic. But even many of the critics like this one though. What did they see in it??
Strangely, I loved Passenger and Arrival -- two movies that are not as well received as this one. It boils down to me disliking the action element. I wonder if this has to do with me never having played video games.
If I remember correctly I think I had pretty well the same reaction to the previous SW movie.