Don't believe the 1/10s

Rating: 9/10 (31 December 2019)

Put simply, there is absolutely no way that this film deserves a 1/10 rating at any stretch. Even as a standalone film without any ties to any other film (not even the recent trilogy), it should earn a higher rating than that. It is a GOOD film and, moreover, I think it was excellently handled by Abrams and Disney (and no, I'm not being paid to write this, unfortunately). The reality is that almost any ending would make some hardcore fans outraged. But I think we still benefit hugely from the existence of this trilogy, including this imperfect, but very solid ending.