I kept looking at my watch wanting it to end

Rating: 6/10 (22 December 2017)

I am a big Star Wars fan (not including those three hideous ones) and I was really looking forwards to this one. However, I wasn't long into this film when I felt that something may not be quite right with it. The storyline felt very static and was reliant on cheap gags that made the film feel a little cheap.
The visuals and sound were spot on. No complaints at all. The moment one ship light speeded into another had some memorable effects with a different look and feel to them.
The problem is that this film doesn't really do anything. It just follows the rebels running away, a lot. Everything in-between felt a little pointless and the highly anticipated Luke scenes were very anti-climatic. In fact, I soon found Luke to be very annoying. That said, the make-up on all the characters were good but Lukes was especially good. It looked genuine.
When the end finally came I was just so glad. I had been clock watching the last half hour as soon as I realised that the final act was going to be a dud. The way it was all wrapped up was non-sensical and the ending led you into a black hole. I have found myself not caring one little bit about the next film.
For me this film was a HUGE disappointment. The story was really non-existent and the acting reverted back to that wooden type. I want to recommend it because it had a lot of visuals in but being a Star Wars fan I am struggling because it felt such a let down. All that waiting for nothing...pity :(