Well directed with lovable characters.

Rating: 7/10 (18 December 2016)

The positives
-Lovable and memorable characters. The sass of K2S0 and the smart ass remarks by the blind warrior along with the witty banter between the characters were treat to watch. You understand and relate to the characters and don't question their motives. Something lacking in most modern action movies.
-Good direction with camera work, pacing, tonal focus
-Comprehensible plot that is somewhat interesting

Answers some questions related to the franchise in a satisfactory way

-Don't try to soften the blow when it comes to the necessary sad parts of the movie
-Decent dialogue with some quotable lines
-No silly forced romances.
-The right amount of screen time for original characters and references to the other movies. Ie very minimal, unlike the heavy reliance on nostalgia by Force Awakens. Darth Vader is on screen briefly but is a bad ass
The negatives
-The action is nothing that you haven't seen before. It's good but not much in the way of new or original action scenes that will impresses you
-It's a well-made, enjoyable movie. But nothing unique or groundbreaking about the movie to make it special.
Overall: 7/10
For comparison sake, I would give Force Awakens 5/10, the prequels 2/10 and the original trilogy 9-10/10. In a decade filled with countless movies centered on super-human heroes that are sub-par, it's nice to see one that's well made. In comparison to others this year, I would put this above Dr. Strange, Civil War, Suicide Squad and Startrek but below Deadpool.