almost a good action movie but a terrible star wars film

Rating: 5/10 (6 January 2020)

I am done with Disney, done with Star Wars and done with JJ Abrams. Why writers/directors/hollywood feels the need to throw away previously established myth/legend/cannon whatever you want to call it is beyond me. You could pluck a story from any one of the 100's of books and comics and make a terrific movie that people could enjoy. Instead they have to copy and paste previous movies. These last three movies felt more like they were trying to reboot the original three movies and they, like most of hollywood don't know how to reboot anything.
I went into this one with an open mind and found myself enjoying the scenery. The shots and special effects are great. Lots of epicness there. The story however was all over the place and at times nonsensical to the point where I was asking too many questions which of course takes you out of the movie. Story archs just disappear, like Rose and Fin, they barely talk in this one. So I guess they didn't fall in love or anything, we don't know and we never will because this is just one of many many unanswered questions (something JJ loves to do). But it doesn't work. I am a huge Star Wars fan and have a small understanding of some of the other stories out in the Star Wars verse but I found myself lost throughout this movie.
I am tired of these big blockbusters that are so lackluster and so shallow that they are more entertaining to watch as a train wreck than as a piece of entertainment. I am out, no more movies for me.
If you are like me and love Star Wars just rewatch the original three and pretend like everything else doesn't exist.