Boring characters. Stilted acting. Boring plot. Beautiful scenery and special effects

Rating: 4/10 (29 March 2017)

I honestly don't understand how or why this movie is getting so much praise. Without getting into spoilers, there were so many parts of this movie that just did not make any sense.
Jyn's attempt at a rousing speech was stilted and weird. She was an incredibly flat character. On that note, none of the characters were interesting or memorable. I don't even remember any of the other characters besides the robot...and you know your characters are bad when a robot is the most memorable one.
Grand Moff Tarkin as a CGI character was a bad move. Any time he talked I couldn't get over how fake he looked, which was very distracting and it was hard to concentrate on what he was saying. The same could be said for another prominent character who was brought back with CGI.
A lot of the attempts at instilling hope were just kind of cheesy and unconvincing. Contrary to what you see in this review, I am not at all a cynical person. I'm not typically the type of guy who tries to pick apart movies, either. But this one was so half-baked that I really felt the need to. I wanted to give a balanced review that contrasted the heaps of praise that this movie has received that I simply do not understand.
Just for reference, I really liked The Force Awakens.