Good. well balanced.

Rating: 9/10 (16 December 2015)

I am very tempted to give a 10 star rating.
they did very well with the balancing of what they knew would work. they were also a little subtle about taking out parts of the franchise they knew hurt some of the previous installments.
after the first movie with plenty of action, a cool story line and sweet dialogue in a while, there is still plenty of mystery left.
dark and serious, yet had a few giggles. the dialogue is back to the way it should be. considered and weighted when needed.
the visual effects were excellent. the sounds (especially of star killer base) were amazing.
rey was not a whiny pain in the ass, not an over bearing "screw all men!" type heroine. she is just normal, and very well played.
i am very much looking forward to the sequels :)