From Good to Cringe (Complete Review - NO SPOILERS)

Rating: 6/10 (15 December 2017)

Two years have passed since the last Star Wars film. Last night I went to the cinema, not super excited about the film, but with some hope that it would be well made, well written and enjoyable.
Before talking about the film I just want to say that I've always liked evil characters more. I think they are usually more complex and are better written than the heroes. Without a good villain to hate, the victory of the "heroes" doesn't seem as successful as it should be.
The film as a whole isn't that bad. People are roasting it as if it was a terrible movie when really it's not that bad. But don't get me wrong, it's not a great movie, not even close. The main reason for this is its script.
-Script: nothing amazing to it (the typical simple, but not bad, script) but sometimes pretty bad. The main problem was the humour. Jokes and "funny scenes" that nobody laughed at made it so cringy. It's true that there are some funny parts that made me laugh, but most of the "funny scenes" weren't funny at all. Another mistake to do with the humour is that they put it in important scenes. This makes you snap out of the tension of the scene. As well, they make the evil characters say funny comments in some parts. In my opinion, if you want to have a good villain you can't make them say stupid stuff. People won't hate the villain in the way a villain should be hated. (For example: the villains of Game of Thrones make you wonder and fear what they will do next).
-Story: in general, apart from some cringy moments, the story was entertaining.
But that doesn't mean that there aren't any boring parts. In the first half of the film there are loads of parts that were boring and I really didn't care. Making these scenes shorter (instead of deleting them, in order to not change the structure of the story) would have been a lot better. Instead of 2 hours 30 minutes the film would have been about 2 hours long.
Then there are some scenes with Kylo and Rey that at the beginning are a bit weird. As the film went on I got used to these scenes and I ended up liking them quite a lot. That part of the story was the one I found most interesting. When the other part of the story was on I wasn't bored, but it was close.
The second half of the film is more interesting; well, interesting might not be the right word, I think it's better to use entertaining. The story of Kylo and Rey "joins" the story of the other characters.
-Visual-effects: it's a good-looking film (like episode VII, maybe slightly worse). In general, visually, the fights look cool. (There's a scene in space that's quite epic. If you've seen the film you know what I mean).
-Music: the soundtrack is practically the same as the other Star Wars movies. It's an important part of the film and subconsciously plays a big role.

-Actors/Acting: All the actors and actresses do a good job, but I have to say that Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker) has some really good scenes where he stands out.
Adam Driver (Kylo), who received loads of criticism, did a fantastic job. It's not his fault that his character was a cry-baby in the last movie, he does what the director/writers ask of him and he nails it. Daisy Ridley (Rey) also does a great job (like in The Force Awakens).
-Overall: If you are a hard-core Star Wars fan you won't love this film. You will hate some parts and like others. If you've never seen Star Wars or you're not a big fan of it, you can like it and find it entertaining, or find it quite stupid. To like this movie, you have to like the "nerdy" things about Star Wars. It's not like Batman (The Dark Night) by Cristopher Nolan, where if you don't like superheroes you can still love the film because it has much more to it.
If you want to have a good time watching epic battles, lightsabers and 'powers' of the force, I suggest you go and see it.