A wasted rehash

Rating: 1/10 (1 January 2016)

I was really hoping that JJ Abrahams would bring some new grit and edginess to Star Wars. After the disaster of the last three movies it was obvious fans needed/wanted more. So what did we get, an almost mirror copy of the original Star Wars. As expected, just to try to make it seem better, they put it on steroids, making everything bigger and faster and cuter. The movie has no soul, no heart. You don't care about the new characters, and the old characters don't matter. I went twice, just to see if maybe I was being overly critical, hoping that a second viewing would temper my disappointment. No such luck.
You blew it JJ...