Entertaining, but disappointing

Rating: 3/10 (26 December 2015)

After knowing that J.J. Abrams and Lawrence KAsdan were going to be on board the new project, I was expecting the movie anxiously. The Star Trek reboot done in 2009 was, in my opinion, an excellent movie. However, after getting out of the cinema, the magic (or "the force" in this case) were not with me.
The movie is undoubtedly entertaining and it is good fun. Daisy Ridley is filling the screen, and I believe if she manage well the fame brought by this movie, she can make a great career. BB-8 is charming and funny, special effects at its best.
However, the movie is just a compilation of Star Wars things already seen (particularly in Episode IV and in a minor extent Episode VI), but with different characters. Not going to say what to avoid further spoiling. The anticipated return of some of the old characters looks quite forced into the story... and with all respects, every time John Boyega appears in the screen feels to me like one of those teenage TV movies. Maybe he will improve... and Daisy Ridley, despite her charisma, does not have a character allowing her to show her true potential.
In the end, despite the blockbuster-type of fun, I am disappointed. I will return to the old trilogy (ep. IV, V and VI) as a reference for everything related to Star Wars.