Younger Cast Members Appear Atrocious

Rating: 1/10 (14 December 2017)

Not writing a fake review as so many appear to be doing, but as a Star Wars fan of some 40 years, I am compelled to ask "Where the hell do they find these young actors?" Unknowns are always welcome; all must start somewhere and the premise and concepts for The Last Jedi (not a chance he or she will be the last, rofl) seem refreshingly back to basics, which works for me.
However, if the performances in the incessant bombardment of carefully scripted "this is simply wonderful stuff" trailers and promos are any indication, then the "noobs" in this series, in particular Ridely, Boyega and Tran, all seem to clearly demonstrate a surprising lack of both the intelligence and common sense so critical to a good performance, indeed it was key to the success of the original three episodes in the series.
Comparisons to the likes of Guinness, Williams, Prowse, Cushing, McDiarmid and Co, most of the costumed characters, e,g, Frank Oz, and of course the young Ford, Fisher and Hamill are inevitable. The current crop, blessed with unearned wealth as they now are, simply don't stack up; IMHO they don't even come close.
This movie will be emperor's new clothes, like so many recent high budget failures. The experienced critics will probably pan it, and in the end it will be just another demonstration of the lack of discernment in the modern day movie goers who will rave in group hysteria. It is unfortunate, sad in fact, that they missed the real deals of old, which for many were even life changing.
I was looking forward to this one, especially after the three computer-generated, "acting ability not required" disasters of the late nineties and early 2000s. After watching all the promos, I probably won't bother now. A quick perusal on Blu-ray later will do me.