Plot holes galore lack of originality and anemic character building

Rating: 3/10 (22 December 2015)

The Bad
I left feeling empty. The lack of real character attachment and re-hashed plot lines just felt like this was a script that needed to be worked on some more. It really felt like a slightly modified version of Episode IV and lacked almost any originality.
The sheer amount of plot holes is what kept me thinking about the movie afterward. The movie felt as though the full scope of the story was laying on the cutting room floor waiting to be discovered. The scenes did not flow, they just were choppy and left me wondering what was happening to certain characters as the focused switched. Then miraculously, they appeared down the road.
I actually left the theater not knowing most of the characters names. Poe's character had no real importance to the movie and could have been any pilot. Captain Phasma character was also propped up as major part in the film, but was really just filler that was so unimportant to the plot in any way no one would care if the part was written.
The good
Special effects were great! The tie fighters and Millennium Falcon scenes were awesome. Daisy Riddley as Ren was also great. The only character you could really follow and care about. Han and Chewie were good to see again and helped prop the movie up.
Overall it felt like the movie could not decide if it was going to be dark and depressing (it should have been) or be a marketing platform for the brand. I am still really torn on how I feel except it was by far better than the last 3 prequels.
I was entertained but left hoping the next movie VIII would be original and new for a change.