Over-hyped

Rating: 6/10 (7 May 2016)

I liked the first 45 minutes to hour of this film. It had the magic that I loved and expected from a Star-Wars film and I was thoroughly enjoying myself. Then the film, without warning, slid off a cliff and into a deep dark river. I can't exactly pinpoint where the film became sluggish and utterly predictable, but I seem to always go back to the scene where Han Solo is introduced and the terrible Rathtar sequence after it. The film showed its true colors as sequel bait by the third act and I had already made up my mind on this painfully average film. It's essentially a remake of a New hope, which I think would've been fine if it was done with a little bit more effort. A lazy attempt at starting a sequel trilogy. Let me guess that episode eight will be a lot like Empire in that Luke will act as Yoda to Rey and the good guys will lose throughout the film for it to end on a down note and a cliffhanger. As Immortan Joe would say: Mediocre!!!