Not as Bad as People Say, Not as Good Either

Rating: 7/10 (10 October 2016)

The Bad: A Good Complaint is the main character Rey, she's a Mary Sue. You can't really say she's not & stay honest. But we saw a small version of that in Ani in The Phantom Menace & we were able to get over it...or at least our focus shifted to how bad Hayden was.
And then it pays Homage to A New Hope...too much Homage. Honestly, you saw this movie when Obi Wan was still alive and it was a much better movie.
You have that going against it.
The Good: It pays homage to A New Hope...yeah, we already covered it, but in this case the over the top and poorly done CGI has been all but left behind & we return to the old lived in universe to IV, V, & VI And, Rey, yeah, she's a Mary Sue, but this time she's one played by a decent actress. That should fill you with hope, she can act, the new trilogy can be salvaged.
There are two sides to the coin with this one, it was entertaining, the visuals were cool, we saw some neat things & got to revisit old friends. Not only that, but Disney seems bent on not making the mistakes of the prequels. Sure, they are making new mistakes, but it's a learning process and one with potential.
Don't listen to the haters basing the movie on the Mary Sue & feminism... don't listen to the people that loved it because of, well, the Mary Sue.
Do you're own thinking, make your own decision. It has as many redeeming qualities as it does horrible qualities.