1 out of ten? Don't be ridiculous!

Rating: 9/10 (17 March 2016)

There are a suspiciously high number of 1/10 ratings for this film, the lowest mark possible. That would mean the writing, directing, acting, cinematography, sfx etc were all of the lowest possible standard. Do you believe that? Of course not because it is nonsense. One review even claims that the sfx are of the same standard as they were in the original film, yes, because that had a cgi character in it didn't it!
Clearly these are dishonest reviews by people with an agenda.
My review will be completely honest and as such will probably anger some Star Wars fans. Why? Because I think that in many respects it is BETTER than the legendary original! Firstly, yes, there are a lot of similarities with Episode IV and this is rather baffling. Clearly it was intentional as it could have easily been avoided but it wasn't. Why not? This was the weakest aspect of the film and at times a real distraction. However I truly believe that Rey and Finn are better, and more rounded out characters than Luke and Leia and are portrayed by better actors (not hard to achieve, some would say)! BB8 is better than R2-D2 ever was (actually endearing rather than irritating)! And (whisper it) Kylo Ren is better than Darth Vader! Admit it, if you were a baddie which of the two would you rather be? And Poe Dameron is... not quite as good as Han Solo but he was still good. Obviously the original characters are iconic and I don't deny that but I really do think these new ones are better creations. The story unfolds well, with some unanswered questions to return to in future episodes and some genuine moments of humour. The sfx rightly won an Oscar and the all round design was great. It can be improved upon (more Captain Phasma, less Kylo Ren without his helmet and please god no more space reggae) but for its genre I find it very hard to beat.
A brilliant addition to the series that instantly redeems the franchise after the wilderness years of the prequels.