A massive let-down

Rating: 4/10 (25 December 2015)

I was very much looking forward to this episode and feel bitterly let down. After the conclusion of the original trilogy the creators had the golden opportunity to come up with a story without the shackles they had when filming the prequel trilogy. And did they blow that chance. Yes, they did. I can't even imagine how. The villain(s) are not very intimidating, not particularly bright either, there is no tension or any real build up to an intense climax. The new characters are mediocre at best as are the actors that were chosen to play them. It is a tired attempt to involve some of the original cast, the writers could have honoured them with a decent story. Very very disappointed. The points I am giving are for the production, it was good to finally see a SW movie in 3D, so that is definitely worth 4 points. The rest is worth zero, hence the total of 4.