Likable Reboot, but.....

Rating: 6/10 (20 December 2015)

Hard not to have spoilers in this particular case, because anything you say is one.
As I try to slot this into my listing from best to worst of all Star Wars movies, this fall surprisingly low. What makes this more complicated, this is far more likable than one I would rate higher than this. Using the new numbering system here is my order: 5, 4, 3, 6, 2, 7, 1. There were scenes in 2 that were not watchable, but there were original ideas, things we had not seen before, I cannot say that about this movie. Everything on the screen had been done before. The effects were better, but not noticeably. I mean please, a small droid with a secret message in it that has to be found by the "First Order" not the "Empire". Nearly all of the movie is as original than this. The only difference, they went about 10 minutes into the next episode. Once again, the "Trainer" failed in his training and we are left with a new, young Darth who seems to be oddly incompetent. Say what you will about Darth, those two words never entered into a sentence.
On the positive side, our new Luke (Daisy Ridley) is interesting and someone you want to root for. Our Darth is a better actor than Mr. Christensen, but then again who isn't? I also thought the fight scenes were well done. The movie went fast, was well paced, some humor, so it is worth seeing. Once again, Mr. Williams score is magical!
Last thing - what does Hollywood see in JJ Abrams? He is the most overrated director of all time! Please do not let him do any more of these!