Cheap Knockoff

Rating: 1/10 (15 August 2016)

I can't believe this actually made it to the screen. It was like watching a cheap knockoff of A New Hope. It basically has the same plot-line - orphaned force genius growing up on desert world that acquires a droid carrying important documents. They even had the nerve to throw in a new "Death Star". All it was missing was memorable lines. And what is the deal with the actors?! Being able to act was obviously not a prerequisite to being in this movie. The villain looks like something more fitting as a Disney prince. To top it all off, the worst thing about this movie is that they completely changed the story. If you've read the expanded universe stories (which were canon), you will be greatly disappointed. This takes a completely different story-line. To justify their actions, all those hundreds of stories were de-canonized; it makes me think of when Pluto was de-planetized. Unless you wish to waste 2.5 hours of your life, stay away from this one and stick to the original stories. Yet again, J.J. Abrams and Disney ruin another franchise.