Expert reviewers should get their heads examined

Rating: 4/10 (22 December 2019)

Have been a SW fans ever since the big spaceship crowded the screen in 1970s. Having watched a number of the intervening sequels on DVD, decided to venture into the theatre for this run, based off all the "expert" reviews in the newspapers.
This was an unmitigated disaster, from the opening sequence with Kylo Ren to all the scenes of people running around and the numerous sub-plots with new characters.
I could see JJ Abrams trying to string together elements of the original Episode IV with the "Cantina" scene replicated, and also the Death Star run at the end, but they all seem to be thrown in just for reminiscence rather than any logic.