Fantastic New Chapter

Rating: 9/10 (9 April 2016)

Oddly humorous at times, three unknown actors hit it out of the park. Daisy Ridley was a charming and exceptionally talented Rey. The new characters give us a lot of story to look forward to going forward. While fan theories abound with regard to back story, we were more than satisfied with what was revealed in this chapter. Great to see old favourites and frequent Abrams collaborators. I have only one criticism, and that is the new friends seem to form a very strong bond over a short time. This may be explained later, however, here it does not make sense. There should have been more history shared by our original characters in order to work this kink out. Solid showing by JJ with full respect paid to the franchise.