It all starts again

Rating: 7/10 (21 January 2016)

Despite the huge love there is out there for 'Star Wars' after the lukewarm response the prequels gained rebooting the saga was always a risk. Especially when there was so much hype about how 'great' this film was bound to be.
And to be fair it is a good film and in my opinion one of the best in the saga. It has a lot of action, a logical and clear plot and all the new actors fit in with the stars from the originals such as Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher.
Of the old crew it is Ford who has the lion share of the screen time and yet again oozes charisma as Han Solo. His interactions with Daisy Ridley (who herself shines) is great and mirrors the Obi Wan/Luke set up of 'A New Hope'.
Yes, there are flaws and the plot does feel a little like a remix of what's gone before, but Abrams has achieved his goal of bringing 'Star Wars' back to the head of the sci fi table.