Makes the prequels suddenly seem much better.

Rating: 4/10 (16 September 2016)

This is the first Star Wars movie I've seen that doesn't feel like a StarWars movie. Not once. After watching this, all I could think was, heck, "The Phantom Menace," Jar Jar Binks and all, was vastly more original, exciting, and fun. I like the new protagonist, and Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher have some good moments. Did I mention that everything in the movie is a retread, mostly from A New Hope? Did I mention that it's a bloated two and a half hours long, but only seems like six? Did I mention that it never once achieves that sense of soaring wonder and elation that even the prequels occasionally achieve? This is sad.