Dismal

Rating: 3/10 (13 May 2018)

Force Awakens is dull, miserable and predictable. I really like JJ, but I can only assume he was emasculated by Disney, who, having paid a fortune for the Lucasfilm franchise wanted to make some of their investment back and thought the best way to do that was not to offend anyone. Consequently the movie lacks pace, a decent plot or any decent acting. The cameo by Harrison Ford sees him miserable grumpy and hopeless - in all of which he is proved right. Carrie Fisher (who I've enjoyed in other movies) seems genuinely incapable of speech and just stares bemused into the middle distance when she appears at all. The whole thing is a mess and we all waited years...