Entertaining but over-rated

Rating: 6/10 (9 January 2016)

The good: They went back to the feel of the original series. The scenery, the ships, the characters. It seems they learned from the fiasco of making the prequel's "modern".
The bad: The story is bad, if not downright awful. It's a total rehash of the Luke Skywalker V. Darth Vader story. They brought back the Death Star, only now it's bigger and badder, yet for some strange reason, is extremely easy to destroy. It's almost like they didn't even try to come up with a story. They just added some new characters and literally used the exact same family parallel as the original, and I for one think it sucks big time.
Side Note: Harrison Ford's acting is atrocious in this film and unfortunately someone got to Princess Leia with a scalpel and a syringe full of botox. She's got the whole Courtney Cox "alien face" going on and it's brutal.
I'd still recommend seeing the film, especially if you can catch it in 3d. The cinematography is stunning and there are several scenes where you feel just like you're watching one of the original 3. On that aspect, they nailed it. Unfortunately the story falls far short of anything worthy of praise, thus making this overall a very average film. The only reason it's being so hyped up is because, well, it's Star Wars.