Force Remaking

Rating: 6/10 (30 April 2020)

Rey, a scavenger meets up with a storm trooper deserter named Finn and a hot shot rebel pilot Poe and joins the rebellion to oppose Kylo Ren and the New Order. Meanwhile Han Solo teaches our three protagonists the ropes while revealing a personal tie to Kylo Ren. Force Awakens is a solid enough sequel that is fine, but lacks any real freshness or even an identity. It's all perfectly serviceable, the new actors are relatively likable (Driver in particular is impressive as Kylo Ren) but the problem is that the movie tries to be too much of a reboot than a continuation of Star Wars and even more disappointing, while we want to know more about the new characters and their story arcs, as both an AWOL storm trooper and the son of Leia and Han leading the New Order holds so much potential and yet Force Awakens is too busy ticking the boxes of nostalgia than focusing on it's potentially interesting ideas.
**1/2 Out Of 4-(Pretty Good)