Not great

Rating: 7/10 (15 June 2016)

but not awful either. I think all the hate extends from people's fond memories of childhood. These particular glasses are always rose coloured :D
I think the hate stems from the fact that people have forgotten this is designed to be a set of three. Expecting full exposition and character finality is kinda silly.
People also need to realise that this movie is set for a new audience, with a new mindset, and going all Comicbook Guy and writing a whining review doesn't make a lot of sense.
Speaking with several friends they liked the presentation of Rey. I get tired of the blokes being the heroes all the time. This movie does precisely what it needs to do - it gives a nod to the old without being a slave to it, and it introduces a new audience. Was it a tour de force? No. But I think wait until all three new movies have come out and couch them as a whole.