A Masterful Return To Form

Rating: 10/10 (19 December 2015)

J.J. Abrams has crafted a fantastic new episode of Star Wars in the classic style of the original trilogy, restoring competence, humor, convincing dialogue and acting, thrills, spills and chills. He has created new, likable characters that the audience can actually get behind, instead of be annoyed, disconnected and detached from, as in the widely-derided prequel trilogy.
The film seems to be carefully crafted as the "anti-prequel." It relies heavily on the original trilogy in look and feel, but it also lays the groundwork for two more films to step out and contribute in more innovative ways than the very familiar first episode this new trilogy.
Don't believe the chorus of entitled nerds who set their own unrealistic personal expectations for the film and got mad when the film wasn't the perfect fulfillment of those demands. The film has been widely praised by professional critics as one of the best films of 2015. Abrams has brought Star Wars back, and has left fans hungry for more.