Not excellent Just Good

Rating: 7/10 (20 December 2015)

This is the sequel trilogy of the worldwide phenomenon known as Stars Wars
It does have its good parts. one good thing being the main characters who are likable and charismatic and you want to find out more about them. The performances are also good by everybody I think the weakest ones being the original cast especially Carrie Fisher. The action is a fun and enjoyable ride mixing in practical and Cgi effects It feels like Star Wars when you are watching the it. The cinematography looks great especially in some scenes. Now onto the bad which is the fact that it is very similar to the first star wars a new hope. It was not only hitting the same beats but literally having the same solutions and conflicts. This makes the story formulaic and predictable as J.J. Abrams plays it safe instead of moving Star wars in a new direction. It also makes our characters actions in the first trilogy meaningless that the world will still be ruled by a evil empire 30 years later. Kylo Ren is also a disappointing villain as he is hard take serious after he takes his mask off. His motive is never really clear. Anyway it is a very entertaining movie with lots of heart. It would have been better with a original story instead of copying the first one