Ah, man...

Rating: 3/10 (8 January 2017)

Surely this won't be the popular opinion, but if it weren't for the dazzling cinematography and directing, it would be a bad movie.
Nostalgia aside, and I won't to give away any spoilers, the writing was terribly mundane. I mean, it felt like a struggle to get any comic relief whatsoever -- that sort of wry wit is usually commonplace in Star Wars films. It was beautiful to watch, and it raised the bar with regards to the CGI standards within film. For that, I commend it.
Otherwise, the dialogue was hollow, the characters forgettable (aptly), and the acting was OK. As a Star Wars film, it knows how to play on some of the charm and wistfulness of the previously made films.