Beautiful elements, incoherent plot, lack of originality

Rating: 7/10 (21 December 2015)

I am a fan of original Star Wars (4-6) and I grew up with it. I knew it is difficult to repeat the success of something as original as Star Wars, unfortunately this happened to be true for The Force Awakens. The movie tried to satisfy fans by pick and mix elements of the original SW, then reshuffle and arrange them loosely and carelessly. The result is some impressive and spectacular battle scenes and pursuits, yet the story plot lacks cohesion and believability. It has many structural issues, and bad person Kylo Ren has far less charisma than Darth Vader. The movie fails to deliver anything substantial of originality, and I felt disappointed at the end. I hope they learn their lessons and get their acts together for the following sequels: there's still time! As a fan, I can only go up as 7.