Bring Back Jar Jar to Improve Star Wars

Rating: 2/10 (21 December 2015)

I waited 32 years for this???!! I am thoroughly disgusted by this latest Star Wars film. Adding Jar Jar Binks to the line-up could only improve it – and that idiot was the worst thing that ever happened to the franchise!
In short: the acting was horrible, the special effects were unrealistic and felt "forced" (no pun intended), the villain was wimpy and ugly (really – that's supposed to be the son of Han Solo and Princess Leia?!!), the male hero Finn tried WAY too hard to be the new cool guy (terrible acting and lines – share the blame with the writers), the female hero Rey was "too good" at the Force, which she just happened to pick up in a matter of hours – defeating the bad guy (wimpy, remember) twice along the way, the music was very forgettable (film soundtracks are my specialty), the relationships between characters was rushed and almost non-existent, the comedic lines weren't natural and came off flat, the attack on the death star and subsequent destruction (been there, done that) was disorganized and lacked exciting build-up, and Princess Leia sounded like the old lady in the Smokers Quit Line commercial.
The entire movie felt like one of those pathetic folk songs written about a famous dead person, designed to drag on the heart strings in an attempt to become an instant classic – but everyone can see right through it. Instead of focusing on producing a great movie, everyone tried too hard to make it another "classic". Reminded me of the part in "Groundhog Day" when Bill Murray's character tries too hard to recreate a romantic evening with Andie MacDowell's character and ends up getting slapped over and over again for his forwardness.
The only positives I saw in this movie were the new droid BB-8 (the only one who knew how to act) and the choice of planet environments (forest, snow, desert, etc.). The best part about Star Wars Episode VII was its carefully constructed trailers. My advice would be to copy them to DVD and watch them over and over to get your fill – save yourself a ton of money and come away loving it at the same time. Don't let the "extended 2-hour trailer" ruin it for you.