Very good but not great

Rating: 7/10 (31 December 2015)

This follows 30+ years after "Return of the Jedi". Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), the last Jedi knight, has disappeared and no one knows where. However a map is found that shows where he is. Two groups want it--the evil First Order and good Resistance. Han Solo (Harrison Ford) and Leia (Carrie Fisher) pop up as do Chewabacca, C3PO and R2D2. Also two young people--Finn (John Boyega) and Rey (Daisy Riddy)--help the Resistance.
I saw it in IMAX 3D. The 3D is not needed but the IMAX really helps. This film is BIG! It moves quickly, has great special effects, a fairly good cast (it was great to see Fisher, Ford and Hamill again) and was pretty well-done. The plot was hardly deep but "Star Wars" film plots never are. The acting was pretty good by all especially Oscar Isaac as Poe Dameron. However the plot had holes in it (what was with C3PO's red arm?) and Adam Driver was terrible as the evil Kylo Ren. Very wooden. Still I was entertained. This is MUCH better than episodes 1, 2 and 3.