Like seeing your best friend years later!

Rating: 9/10 (18 December 2015)

First off, props to J.J. Abrams for pulling off this film! Star Wars Episode VII The Force Awakens was truly what fans were hoping for! I felt like a little kid when I was in the theater, and as the lights dimmed, and the opening signature Star Wars title sequence started all I could do was smile and think it was here finally!
The film overall was very stellar with the cast old and new being great! I believe the franchise is in great hands with the newest cast that will continue the soon to be trilogy. Daisy Ridley as Rey was absolutely great, she steals the show, and what makes her performance amazing was the realization that this was her film! John Boyega, and Oscar Isaac as Finn and Poe were very good in this film and will soon be fan favorites no doubt! BB-8 the newest addition to our droids is absolutely hilarious and will carry into the modern films what R2 and C3P0 did for the original trilogy! Adam Driver as Kylo Ren is a good villain to the new film and will continue to bring more to the table in future films as the bad leader of the First Order. Harrison Ford as our timeless favorite smuggler Han Solo again steals every scene he's in, so awesome to see him return along with Carrie Fisher (Leia) and Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca) as well.
Overall this film was great, from the amazing effects, to a fresh new story, and the great characters old and new that bring this film to life! J.J. directed in a smart way to bring the magic back to all of us Star Wars fans. The film split the old with the new beautifully and I cannot wait to see where the story goes from here!
I give Star Wars Episode VII The Force Awakens a score of 9/10!