It couldn't be perfect

Rating: 8/10 (4 February 2016)

On the one hand I understand the frustration with plot. It would be wrong to overlook the obvious similarities with the original trilogy. However it is completely unfair to overlook the many brilliant aspects of this film. The special effects and the return to the practical effects takes you straight back to all that was good about the original films to mark the film as 1 out of 10 on these grounds alone is unfair. The new characters are all very good. They're not perfect but they were never going to please everyone from 5 years old to 70 years old. The look of the film and specifically kylo ren is brilliant. Remember this is a movie primarily for children. Its about aliens and space ships and sword fights! BB8 is a triumph and the updated storm troopers , and general detail is amazing. The older characters are solid remember Harrison Ford is 73!? I really enjoyed this film and whilst obviously there are many similarities as I said before it is so harsh to judge this on that alone.