Excellent addition to the franchise

Rating: 9/10 (18 December 2015)

Certainly this as any movie can be picked apart for some details, but this was very entertaining. The acting was great from most, especially the new cast members. Harrison Ford was excellent as he usually is. This was very pleasant considering Hayden Christensen performance was in Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith.
The constant story and action keeps you in your seat, no real downtime to make a restroom run. Not anything Oscar worthy, but very entertaining.
Other review have pointed out so many similarities to previous episodes, but I don't see that as a negative. It seems fitting and some traditional story lines are call backs to the original trilogy. They also seem natural and normal for things to be circular.
Really enjoyed the film despite the huge hype. Abrams did a great job.