Copy and paste

Rating: 3/10 (5 April 2020)

They say copying is the highest form of flattery, but as a fan seeing this movie, all I felt was frustration. If A New Hope were a video game, The Force Awakens would be a new skin update for that video game. The story is beat for beat the exact same, even contriving a new empire out of nowhere. Even more frustrating than no explanation for this "First Order" is how it limits where this new trilogy can go. Instead of a new villain or new ideas we get a complete remake. Discount Palpatine, discount Vader even discount Tarkin. Did I mention another death star? Say what you will about the prequels, but at least they tried new things. I only give this 3 stars, because the acting, dialogue and special effects are all great. Oh and old Han Solo.