I Came in with an Open Mindset. Here's What I Feel I Should Say:

Rating: 5/10 (20 December 2019)

Before I go in, I have to say I've never done an iMDB review before, but I felt compelled to share what I saw. However many negative points, I encourage you to watch for yourselves as many of these points are simply my opinion.
-The first few minutes of the film were FAST. When I say this, I mean that scenes had almost no breaks between them, with the movie switching at breakneck speed from subplot to subplot. For me, I felt that I was not able to savor the amazing visuals and mystery of the new worlds being explored. It felt rushed for no reason, and at a running time of 2hr 22min, I feel like I would've happily sacrificed more of my time to see some good pacing.
-Dialogue (unfortunately) reminded me of that of the prequel trilogy. Let me say that I am not referring to the movie's "Disney" humor, which is expected. What I am talking about is a lack of the characters within the film to convincingly and comfortably speak the awkward lines given to them. To paraphrase Harrison Ford when speaking to George Lucas during filming of the original trilogy, "You can write this stuff, George, but you sure as hell can't say it!" The same is true here, with an over-dramatized script proving difficult for some to convince the audience (watch for some of Poe Dameron's lines).
-Some of our beloved characters are taken away from us, only to give them right back for the sake of short drama. For me, I can understand and support it if it used sparingly. This isn't the case here, and the lazy plot tactic is used (at least) three times. By the third time, I didn't bat an eye.
-Some characters were added, and after discussing the movie with friends, I realized I can't remember any of their names. Coinciding with my first point, I believe that this pushing of a few new characters was rushed and unnecessary to what was going on in the movie.
-BIGGEST POINT: The end scene may absolutely enrage those who are deep within the lore of Star Wars and study how the Force works. So many new things occur, so many rules are either created or broken, so many things happen for the sake of having an electrifying (dry pun, ha ha) ending, that whatever your opinion, I believe this ending will shape the general public's love or hatred for the movie overall. To me, the final scenes prove just how little homework was done in exchange for providing "Star Wars on steroids" to the viewers.
-Finally, I felt as though the movie was a tour through the nostalgia of Star Wars. Lines were reused from previous films and locations were visited yet again. For me, I can't determine if Mr. Abrams is trying to simply check the boxes or pull us in as fans to the world of Star Wars. Again, I personally felt like I was simply walking through a tour through what I have already seen countless times before.
My goal here is simply to make points of what I personally noticed. Overall, I believe this to be the worst movie out of all nine for its rushed pacing, nostalgia bait-and-switch, poor dialogue, unlikely character deaths and revivals, and an extremely divisive final battle that will most likely split casual and all-in fans of the series. I encourage whoever reads this to go and figure this out for yourself. Just make sure you keep an open mind.