Not bad....

Rating: 8/10 (25 January 2016)

As a fan of the original 3 movies, I had high hopes for this film. I wasn't too disappointed. To me the film felt almost like a remake of the original 1977 movie. With the exception of Han Solo, the presence of Princess Leia and Luke Skywalker was a bit over hyped with Mark Hamill's Skywalker only getting a few seconds screen time late on. I don't think Daisey Ridley is a particularly good actress and certainly not to carry a film such as this. I thought her performance was stilted. Harrison Ford pretty much pulled off his return as Solo. Overall the film was very entertaining but think it lacked the wit and charm of the original movie.