Great characters, most disappointing story

Rating: 3/10 (17 December 2015)

OK, this review will contain HEAVY SPOILERS. You have been warned.
Actually, most of the stuff i wanted to write here when i came out of the cinema has been written already. Went to the premiere night event near my hometown in Germany, and got out of the cinema with mixed feelings, so mixed that i had the feeling i have to do the first IMDb review of my life.
First of all, I think JJ is a good director, loved most of his previous movies, and from the directing skills point of view, EP7 was a good movie. The pacing was good, loved the camera work, loved the costumes, the scenery, the sets, everything had this great StarWars feeling and was WAY better than EP1-3.
Also, the main characters did a great job, with Rey at the top - a really good choice, good acting overall, nothing to criticize here, with the exception of Kylo Ren.
As many of the users here stated before, the movie is just a complete remake from Episode IV with Elements of V and VI in it. Trying hard to get back to the level of the original trilogy, Disney and JJ ended up with not a single fresh idea. Everything was recycled, so many similar shots, hell even the cantina scene from IV. The Deathstar trench run. The rescue the girl plot. The whole new deathstar plot. The whole "we have a new emperor an apprentice" plot. The emperor telling Kylo to bring rey to him. I could go on forever.
As many ppl stated before the movie release, SW needed a new good villain. Kylo is just a whiny little brat. At first i really disliked the idea that he is Han&Leia's son, then i was OK with it to see what the filmmakers would do with this idea, but then i was heavily disappointed. They could have done much better than that. I am even OK with him killing Han, although it was one of the most predictable things in the whole movie. And then a girl who has never hold a lightsaber before in her life easily beats a half-trained sith? COME ON. I don't care that he was wounded. It was just.. oh well.
And one more thing: Anyone else thinking that the score from one of the best - if not the best - composers of all time was just very very bad? I had chills combined with tears when i heard the music in the trailers. The new stuff feels out of place, doesn't have emotions, it sounds just generic.
So, where are we at:
Characters/Acting: 9/10 for the good guys, 2/10 for the bad guys Sets/Costumes/Effects: 10/10 Camera work: 10/10 Soundtrack: 3/10 Story: 0/10 (to be honest, its more a -10/10)
After all, a good movie needs 2 things: A good story and good acting. Failed for the first one, Disney has..
3/10
P.S.: However, i still look forward to Ep8. Now that the the characters are introduced, perhaps the story can get a little more love