The force didn't awaken... (no spoilers)

Rating: 4/10 (22 December 2015)

... and it isn't asleep either. I think it's dead.
Now, I understand the masses love this and I wish I did as well, but this is my opinion - those that can't accept the opinions of others... well, they just ought to avoid reading reviews in general.
The entire film felt contrived; one happenstance event followed by the next. Extremely unnatural pacing. Not fond of the casting - no issue with Rey though. I really did not like the writing for this; someone hasn't flown a ship and within seconds is flying like a pro, someone never heard a big foot (Chewbacca) and can understand it and translate... and of course, there is more. I just was unable to fall into the willing suspension of disbelief as due to bad writing it had awful progression - and this isn't touching on the fact that they used the original film as a template and then made some changes around it. Lazy. There is even a scene/character that is almost a complete hack of part of the original The Matrix. Further, none of the characters had any substance - not even stiff Harrison Ford. Lastly, the story of how the bad guys are running the show, after being defeated and fragmented thirty years earlier, is blatantly ignored - but again, this is part of the horribly generic writing.
My money is on that when the dust settles, and people take off the hype and nostalgia rose colored glasses, as happened for the prequels, this film will not be held in high esteem. Disney is going to wring every bit of life from the franchise - it will equal, at minimum, the wanton exploitation of their Marvel IP.