Not a masterpiece, not as bad as some of these reviews might make you think

Rating: 7/10 (17 December 2017)

I'd probably give it more of a 6.5 score tbh. I feel like that lightsaber stuck between Ray and Kylo, but leaning towards the 'I liked it' side a bit more. The hate coming from some of the fans is sort of understandable, the movie makes some bold choises and some work out better than others without getting into specifics here.
I really liked the Ray/Luke/Kylo storyline, I LOVED the answer to who Ray's parents are (I hope JJ doesn't just go ahead and change that in IX), I thought the acting was great across the board and am genuanly intirgued to see where this goes next. I also hope they give Finn and Poe a bit more to do in the next one, Finn's storyline especially didn't seem to matter all that much in this one and he was one of my favourites in TFA.
Enjoy the movie everyone!