Mixed bag...

Rating: 5/10 (18 December 2015)

I had really good faith JJ would bring us a cool and interesting Star Wars movie but instead what we got what a reboot of the series that caters to the younger fanbase instead of the whole. The beginning starts off pretty strong. It gives us a different point of view through Fin's eyes as a stormtrooper, a interesting way of starting the film indeed. later on after the new Starkiller (Death Star 3.0) is revealed is where the movie starts to fall on it's face. The starkiller has a small entry weak spot just like the previous Death Stars! The rest of the movie is just a modernized version of a New Hope. There is nothing original about this! Every Star Wars movie had something different going on not the same recycled stuff. The new big bad leader guy is not at all intimidating and looks like a grotesque odd version of Darth Plagueis. Also the importance of the force has been cheapened, now even a former stormtrooper can wield a light saber and dish out hits on Kylo Ren; a guy who already knows how to use the force! Rey discovers her force abilities and becomes an overnight prodigy and almost kills Kylo Ren! WHAT WERE YOU GUYS THINKING? The lightsaber combat scenes are weak! I've seen fan made youtube videos that are better choreographed! There's also no force powers used during the lightsaber fights, really? The ending is cheesy, it ends with Rey pointing Anakin's old lightsaber towards Luke and they awkwardly stare at each other waiting for one to speak. It cut to the credits right there and that was probably the worst ending in Star Wars history.