What a disaster...

Rating: 2/10 (25 December 2015)

This Star Wars movie is a complete disappointment. At no point in the movie, I have felt the "Star Wars" feeling I used to get (even in Episode 1 I felt it). The final scene maybe, but that's about it.
The humour made it nice to watch, but I didn't expect to see a comedy. Han Solo kind of saves a bit of the Star Wars spirit, but bringing old references is just not enough for me.
Let's start with the worst: the villain. First, not much creativity: he is Han Solo's son (sounds familiar maybe?) and the reference to Darth Vader is almost pathetic. The fact he's lost, and ends up killing someone to fully embrace the Dark side (sounds familiar again?) was almost too predictable. It also bothers me he's depicted as this big menace, but in fact he's just a boy in his twenties, having tantrums and barely knowing how to use the Force.
Because yes, this scavenger, out of nowhere, becomes the leader of the Force (seriously, doesn't sound familiar?) All in all, a lot of denial, going back and forth, to reach this light sabre fight, the only one in the movie (yes you heard me). This was just before the new Death Star blew up (yes another one), and the whole point of the movie (finding Skywalker) was expedited in the last 5 minutes of the movie.
To make this short, I feel like I have watched a pale copy of a Star Wars movie, with a cast that was unfortunately not up to the challenge. A lot of humour and reminders to catch people's attention, but no dark atmosphere, no thrills, just entertaining. But nothing left.