Star Wars opens up with a pop and not a bang, the poor dialogue and character development is overshadowed with a surplus amount of action

Rating: 5/10 (5 January 2016)

The amount of poor dialogue makes the first half of the movie seem dull and poorly done. The movie seems to be a rip-off of A New Hope, the old heroes (in this case Han Solo, Chewbacca, Leia and Luke) must aid a new band of heroes in defeating a planet destroying system. Similarly to A New Hope, one of the old heroes must die to give the new heroes the strength to carry on. Finn's character is one of the worst I have seen developed in a very long time, and the actor rivals Anakin's poor actor from The Phantom Menace. Rey manages to unleash the power of the force while having NO prior training or knowledge. Kylo's character has NO facial recognition to Han Solo or Leia (the actor is very talented, however). Poe's character is unique, but they choose him to take Han's sarcastic and arrogant traits too early on in the movie and detract from the serious tone. This is only a small list of the many issues the movie brings up. The biggest pro is the stunning visuals that allow for the many fan-boys to fall in loves with the newest trilogy.