Rehash of the original movie.

Rating: 3/10 (18 December 2015)

SPOILER ALERT.
Was excited to see the new movie and was planning to see it on three separate occasions. Will only now see it the once.
It really is a very average retelling / rehashing of themes that were seen in the original trilogy. There's a bar scene with cute monsters..a death star.. a Darth Vader clone.. so many parts just lifted and used again.
The production effects and CGI are extremely good. Hats off the quality is amazing. Without that I would have marked it a 1.
The director has to take the blame for the unoriginality of the plot. The way the characters meet and instantly care about each other.. The "strong" female character who doesn't need any male help.. It really is like a lot of accountants got together and thought "how can we appeal to the demographics".
What I loved about the originals was the passion of the actors.. Carrie fishers performance completely lacks energy.
I wanted a new story in the same universe.. This really isn't it.
If you haven't seen the originals I expect you will like it a lot more than I did.