False promises of the galactic kind

Rating: 4/10 (18 May 2018)

Where does one even begin. JJ Abrams YOU sir may have been known for great tv such as "Lost" "Revolution" Fringe" Alias" and had your mind and hands behind decent films such as "Cloverfield" Super 8" and a host of others. This franchise you should have kept your hands off of.
JJ always wants to go bigger, do things greater, ALWAYS money behind his projects, which is a good thing don't get me wrong, but YOU have to want to put out the best possible product. All that this film is comes down to a complete re-do of the original Star Wars: A New Hope. Very similar plot, different time (yes) set some 30+ years later, BUT same damn story told. Instead of Vadar, we have KYLO-REN (Han/Leia)son where as it was Luke/Vadar (Anakin/Padme)son.
The story compiles of a massive weapon such like the original Death Star, we have a BIGGER/badder death star in this film. Instead of a male lead we have a female lead in Rey, who we know nothing about really.
There was absolutely no sync, no character development, no ambition behind the sequences. The acting/performances were absolutely horrendous, a well aged Leia that did nothing for the film. An interesting albeit already done face of between Han/Kylo-Ren which ends with a well expected result. All in all this is an abortion of the franchise. This would be a good film for a rainy Sunday morning with nothing to do but fill time.