A weak attempt to reboot Star Wars

Rating: 1/10 (16 December 2017)

Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens sees young Rey (Ridley) meeting former stormtrooper Finn (Boyega), they find the Millennium Falcon and flee while pursued by the First Order. They find Han Solo (Ford) and join the Rebels in an effort to thwart the Order.
Force Awakens had the potential to be the best Star Wars film since Empire if done right. Unfortunately it was placed in the hands of J.J. Abrams.
It's nearly a copy of A New Hope. Even being bold enough to just use the exact same dialogue. Perhaps Abrams thought that was clever. But it wasn't, it makes the film feel cheap and lazy.
The effects are bad, the performances are forgettable.
The new characters are bad. Rey is dull, undeveloped and forgettable.
Finn is annoying, pointless and he tries way to often to be funny but he's not.
Kylo Ren is the worst villain yet, he's whiny, not at all threatening and just overall unlikable in every way.
Actors like Isaac, Christie, Gleeson, Serkis and Nyongo are barely there and play completely undeveloped characters.
So basically if you'd like to watch a CGI-filled undeveloped rip-off of A New Hope then have at it.
But for people like me. We'll never understand how this crap has a spot IMDb's top 250 list.